China, EU vow to improve partnership, fight trade protectionism

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Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (C), Chinese Minister of  Commerce Chen Deming (L) and Minister of Finance Xie Xuren  attend the Second China-European Union High Level Economic  and Trade Dialog at the EU headquarters in Brussels, capital  of Belgium, May 7, 2009. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

Catherine Ashton, EU Trade Commissioner, said, "Our meeting is a visible demonstration that......We are inter-twined and inter-dependent."

Wang Qishan said, "We have reached extensive consensus, identified priorities and targets for cooperation and worked out a roadmap and timetable for actions."