China News Service, Beijing, December 30 (Reporter Li Xiaoyu) The negotiation of the China-EU Investment Agreement was announced on the 30th.

Li Yongjie, Director of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a briefing for Chinese and foreign media on the 30th that the China-EU Investment Agreement is a comprehensive, balanced and high-level agreement that benchmarks international high-level economic and trade rules.

The scope of the agreement goes far beyond traditional bilateral investment agreements, and the results of the negotiations cover four aspects: market access commitments, fair competition rules, sustainable development and dispute settlement.