Philippe Le Corre, researcher at Harvard Kennedy School and Essec, deciphers the stakes of the treaty on investments.
LE FIGARO.
- In what context did China and the EU conclude this agreement?
Philippe Le CORRE.
- The European market is now very open to Chinese companies, including state enterprises.
In China, despite joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, large parts of the economy remain closed to foreign companies, in construction, health, telecoms and transport.
And access to open sectors, such as environmental industries, remains complicated.
Company buyouts are rarely possible.
Conversely, in the EU, the Chinese can easily do their shopping, in heavy industry, ports, chemicals, tires or even hotels.
Why a treaty now when discussions have dragged on for seven years?
In this time of tension with the United States, China sees
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