International relationsChina and EU reach investment deal, but risk friction with US
Broad agreement addresses long-standing concerns, Biden camp warns against haste
Chinese President Xi Jinping, top left, and European leaders attend a videoconference Dec. 30 on the investment deal. © Reuters
YASUO TAKEUCHI and IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writers
December 30, 2020 23:14 JST
Updated on December 31, 2020 04:56 JST
BRUSSELS/BEIJING -- China and the European Union struck a sweeping agreement Wednesday on an investment pact that will deepen ties between the world's second- and third-largest economies, despite a warning from the incoming U.S. administration over rushing into a deal.