China, EU vow to speed up investment treaty talks

Leaders of China and the European Union (EU) agreed Wednesday to put their investment treaty negotiation on a faster track so as to further cement bilateral economic ties.

The pledge was made when visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met in Milan with President of the European CouncilHerman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

China, Li noted, attaches great importance to its relations with the EU, which is China's largest trade partner. "We are each other's opportunities for development," he added.