New leaders will further EU ties: official

China's new leaders, who will be formally appointed during the two sessions, will continue to deliver on the nation's "impressive work" in boosting bilateral ties with Europe, said a senior European Parliament official.

"Do not forget next year it will be a new beginning for Europe as well because we will have new presidents for the European Commission and the European Council. It's a fresh new start for all of us," said Victor Bostinaru, a Romanian member of the European Parliament and vice-chair of the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China.

Bostinaru said that high-level European Union officials will visit China after the annual sessions of the 12th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body. He said he expects further cooperation and closer bilateral ties politically and economically.