Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject South Asian Studies, South-Eastern Asian Studies, grade: 90, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (School of International Business), course: Chinese Foreign Trade, language: English, abstract: The EU-Chinese trade relations are a very important aspect of today's world economy and are expected to even increase in future. These trade relations are equally important for both sides and will have a strong impact on the future of both parts. First of all, chapter 2 gives a summary of the most important aspects of trade-related statistics about China and the EU to give an overview of the two parties. In chapter 3, the history of the EU-Chinese relations and the most essential trade statistics will be presented. Before ending with an overall conclusion, chapter 4 will deal with some special trade issues of importance, like technological cooperation, the textile conflict and the everlasting issue of intellectual property rights.