Co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the European Policy Centre (EPC), the Second China-EU Track Two High-Level Dialogue, themed with “China-EU relations under the backdrop of challenges unseen in a century”, was held successfully on November 22nd. Mr. Liu Qibao, Vice Chairman of the 13th CPPCC National Committee and President of China-EU Association, and Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, President of EPC and former President of the European Council, attended the conference as the Co-Chairs and delivered keynote speeches respectively. CPIFA Vice President Shi Ling and EPC Chief Executive Fabian Zuleeg moderated the meeting.

More than 20 prominent delegates from the political, economic and academic sectors of China and EU, including Mr. Wu Hongbo, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on European Affairs, Mr. Zhu Guangyao, former Chinese Vice Minister of Finance, and Mr. Kelleher Declan, former Ambassador of Ireland to China, participated in the dialogue and had in-depth discussions on the topics “Joining hands to promote stability” and “Cooperation for growth”.