German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she hoped a summit later this month between the European Union and China would take further steps toward protecting investments and help prevent further global trade conflicts.<\/b>
\nBERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she hoped a summit later this month between the European Union and China would take further steps toward protecting investments and help prevent further global trade conflicts.
\u201cI hope that the upcoming EU-China in China brings more progress such as in investment protection agreements,\u201d Merkel said at an economic event in Berlin attended by China\u2019s Premier Li Keqiang.
\u201cAnd I also hope that Germany and China can make a contribution toward ensuring that the world does not end up blundering into a spiral of trade conflicts,\u201d she added.
The Sino-European summit is due to take place in Beijing on July 16-17. European officials have said China is putting pressure on the EU to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump\u2019s trade policies at that meeting.<\/p>\n