Investment agreement should not lie in limbo

Editor's Note: China's Ambassador to the European Union Fu Cong attended the "Sixty-Minute Briefing" organized by the European Policy Center in Brussels on Wednesday. The following are excerpts of his replies to the questions on China-EU relations raised by host, Shada Islam, senior adviser at the EPC:

China and the EU are more partners than rivals. Cooperation and partnership are the main theme of our relationship. It is incumbent upon China and the EU to work together for the common good of the world.

However, there are some issues between the two sides that China thinks need to be dealt with urgently and cautiously. The number one issue is the Taiwan question. There is no comparability between the Ukraine crisis and the Taiwan question, as the latter is China's internal affair. It must be pointed out that adherence to the one-China principle is the basis of China's relations with all foreign countries and organizations, including the EU.