China's pledge on forced labor saved investment deal: EU envoy

Last minute concession on international convention was decisive

EU Ambassador to China Nicolas Chapuis speaks at a news conference in Beijing on Jan. 17. © Reuters

LU WEN, XU HEQIAN and LU ZHENHUA, Caixin

January 20, 2021 22:47 JST

China and the European Union were just a week away from missing the year-end target for their sweeping new investment accord when China made a key concession on accepting international conventions on forced labor, EU Ambassador to China Nicolas Chapuis told Caixin in an interview.