Beijing, Brussels move toward investment talks

China and the European Commission are expected to launch negotiations on a long-awaited pact on investment at the November leaders' summit.

The commission received authorization for the talks from European Union member states on Friday, ahead of the scheduled bilateral economic and trade talks between Vice-Premier Ma Kai and his European counterparts in Brussels next week.

Analysts say Brussels' recent decisions will help bring bilateral high-level dialogue back on track after they were affected by the commission's decision to levy high anti-dumping and subsidy tariffs against China's solar panel exports.