Xi Urges More EU Access to Meet $1 Trillion Trade Goal

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged more market access between China and the European Union to make them “the twin engines for global economic growth.”

For China and the EU, which have recently settled several trade disputes, “the potential has not been fully tapped,” Xi said during a speech today at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. The 28-nation EU is China’s largest trading partner, while the Asian nation is Europe’s second-biggest after the U.S.