[19960621]96-566_欧洲和中国——一种新兴的关系.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web96-566 FJune 21, 1996Europe and China An Emerging Relationship(name redacted)Senior Specialist in International Security PolicyForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryReflecting in large part European concern to become more closely linked withChinas rising market, the 16-member European Union (EU) has been unusually active inthe past few years in building ties with Beijing. This report briefly reviews major policypronouncements, high-level exchanges and limited assistance programs, backed by EU-China trade flows that have more than tripled over the past decade. Prospects for increasedtrade and economic interchange appear good, but broader political and security interactionremains constrained by the relatively low priority Beijing assigns to relations with Europe,organizational and institutional limitations in the EU and among its members, anddivergence in EU-Chinese views on the importance of conformity to internationallyaccepted norms regrading trade practices, human rights, proliferation, the use of militaryforce and other matters. The report notes that U.S. policy