European Parliament 2014-2019 TEXTS ADOPTED P8_TA(2018)0343 State of EU-China relations European Parliament resolution of 12 September 2018 on the state of EU-China relations (2017/2274(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China as of 6 May 1975, – having regard to the EU-China Strategic Partnership launched in 2003, – having regard to the main legal framework for relations with China, namely the EECChina Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement1, signed in May 1985, which covers economic and trade relations and the EU-China cooperation programme, – having regard to the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation agreed on 21 November 2013, – having regard to the structured EU-China political dialogue formally established in 1994 and the High-Level Strategic Dialogue on strategic and foreign policy issues established in 2010, in particular the 5th and 7th EU-China High-Level Strategic Dialogues held in Beijing on 6 May 2015 and 19 April 2017 respectively, – having regard to the negotiations for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which began in 2007, – having regard to the negotiations for a Bilateral Investment Agreement, which were started in January 2014, – having regard to the 19th EU-China Summit, which took place in Brussels on 1 and 2 June 2017, – having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 22 June 2016 on ‘Elements for new EU strategy with China’ (JOIN(2016)0030), 1 OJ L 250, 19.9.1985, p. 2.