摘要
AFTER Chinese New Year’s celebrations died down, the first few weeks of the Year of the Dragon saw a busy schedule of meetings between Chinese and European leaders. On February 2, China welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her fifth visit in six years. A couple of weeks later, on February 14, President of European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for the 14th ChinaEU leaders’ summit in Beijing. The next day they met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, and four days later Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Ireland and met with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.
AFTER Chinese New Year＇s cel- ebrations died down, the first few weeks of the Year of the ~ Dragon saw a busy schedule ofmeetings between Chinese and European leaders. On February ~, China welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her fifth visit in six years. A eouple of weeks later, on February 14, President of Euro- pean Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for the 14th China-EU leaders＇ summit in Beijing. The next day they met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, and four days later Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Ireland and met with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.
