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The first EU-China Summit took place in 1998, in London (during the UK Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the EU). Ever since, they have been held on an annual basis, alternating between Beijing and the country currently hosting the EU Presidency). They are attended by the Chinese Prime Minister and other relevant Ministers and, for the EU, by the President of the Council of Ministers, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, as well as other relevant Ministers and European Commissioners.
The most recent Summit was in Beijing in November 2007. In recent years, Joint Statements have been issued, setting out agreed policy positions on a wide range of bilateral, regional and international/ global issues.
 10th Summit - Beijing - 28 November 2007
EU-China Summit Joint Statement  28/11/07
EU27 Trade Statistics
Press release: EU & China - a global partnership
EU Trade Commission Mandelson in China
9th Summit - Helsinki - 9 September 2006
Joint Statement 09/09/06
EU and China to agree on opening negotiations for a new comprehensive framework agreement
8th Summit - Beijing - 5 September 2005
“Challenges and opportunities for EU and China in the age of Globalisation” 06/09/05
Speech by Peter Mandelson - European Commissioner for Trade
Joint Statement of the 8th EU-China Summit 05/09/05
EU - China Summit and EU - India Summit 02/09/05
President Barroso to attend EU – China Summit in Beijing on 5 September 02/09/05
7th Summit - The Hague - 8 December 2004
Joint Statement - 7th EU-China summit 08/12/04
Press release - 'EU-China Summit: new steps in a growing relationship '
6th Summit - Beijing - 28 October 2003
Memorandum of Understanding 29/10/03
Framework Agreement for Establishing Industrial Policy Dialogue 29/10/03
EU-China Dialogue on Intellectual Property EU-China Summit concludes agreements on industrial policy, Galileo and Tourism 03/11/03
Joint Press Statement 30/10/03
Progress in EU-China at summit in Beijing 28/10/03
5th Summit - Copenhagen - 24 September 2002
Joint Press Statement 24/09/02
Press release 20/09/02
4th Summit - Brussels 5 September 2001
Joint Press Statement 05/09/01
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