Seeking global role, China presses Europe in diplomatic push
Beijing launches offensive to move Sino-European relations beyond trade and raise the country's international profile
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SEIZING on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Beijing has launched a diplomatic offensive to move Sino-European relations beyond trade and raise China's international profile, buoyed by its success winning European participation in a new Asian bank.
A two-day visit by European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to Beijing on Tuesday to meet top Chinese officials, including Premier Li Keqiang, follows up on a visit by the head of the European Parliament in March and comes ahead of a China-EU summit in Brussels in June.
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