Pragmatic view of relations
China's willingness to get involved in Europe's debt crisis is based on both economic and political considerations
Chinese and European Union leaders will meet on Tuesday in Beijing to attend the postponed 14th EU-China Summit. Undoubtedly both parties have a lot to discuss, notably China's role in alleviating the eurozone crisis, global economic governance, climate change, regional peace and other bilateral issues.
In the past decade, Sino-European relations have experienced ups and downs, changing priorities, and a period of readjusting that has redefined the partnership. Will the China-Europe Summit give new impetus to relations between the world's largest single market and second largest economy? Will the two parties regain the intimacy and harmony they enjoyed during the so-called honeymoon period between 2003 and 2006?
