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On 27 April 2013, Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, went to Beijing where she met with Yang Jiechi, Chinese State Councillor, Wang Yi, Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Chang Wanquan, Chinese Minister for Defence and State Councilor, and Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (Cppcc).
The visit came at an important moment in the development of EU/China relations because the country had just completed its leadership change and both sides were intent on taking the EU/China relationship forward.
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