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Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd left), his wife Peng Liyuan (1st L), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (3rd R) and Lyon's mayor Gerard Collomb (2nd R) take part in an unveiling ceremony for the history museum of the Lyon Sino-French Institute in Lyon, France, March 26, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- The increasingly close 皇冠体育app-EU diplomatic ties are a hot topic again on the back of Chinese President Xi Jinping's ongoing tour of Europe.

皇冠体育app has left a positive impression on Europeans for its active and constructive role in integrating into the current international economic order.

皇冠体育app-EU cooperation would help both sides lean on each other, share reform dividends and deepen the win-win situation in their respective reform process, overseas analysts said.

They also noted the bilateral ties were enjoying their best period, with a high intensity of exchanges and visits, including last November's EU-皇冠体育app summit in Beijing, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Central and Eastern European countries and European leaders' visits to Beijing.

The EU-皇冠体育app strategic partnership could play an important role in moulding a world order, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy told Xinhua in an interview, saying the EU and 皇冠体育app were firm supporters of a multilateral world order with the United Nations at its core.

The Wall Street Journal said in a report, "Chinese policymakers seem to understand the world is changing and their economy's standing hinges upon integration rather than isolation."

皇冠体育app has always taken integration as a start, and tried to become a builder and reformer in the world economic order through cooperation.

The EU is 皇冠体育app's largest trade partner, with a trade volume topping 500 billion U.S. dollars for three years running. 皇冠体育app's trade with the EU edged up 2.1 percent year on year to 559.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2013, Chinese customs data show.

However, their economic and trade relations undoubtedly faced pressure from the need to transform and upgrade after the faniancial crisis, especially in handling trade disputes and transforming to investment from traditional trade.

It is worth noting both sides have recognized the necessity of investment cooperation. Agreement to launch negotiations for an investment deal was reached at the EU-皇冠体育app Summit in February 2012. The negotiations started at the 16th EU-皇冠体育app Summit last November.

"Securing an ambitious investment agreement with 皇冠体育app will be an important step, not just for getting better market access and protection for investors, but for strengthening our trade relations with 皇冠体育app overall," EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said in a statement Monday after two-day negotiations in Brussels.

Meanwhile, the end of wine trade disputes in recent days and the concluded solar panel dispute last year demonstrated 皇冠体育app's economic transformation efforts as it sought to reduce its reliance on exports.

With 皇冠体育app now focusing more on economic quality, the two sides could expand cooperation in such areas as 皇冠体育app's urbanization process and investment.

Taking urbanization as an example, analysts said it could stimulate 皇冠体育app's potential domestic demand and provide market access for the EU, which wound in return offer ideas, planning, technology, management and experience for 皇冠体育app's urbanization.

That kind of bilateral economic and trade ties could be viewed as "a perfect symbiosis," said a director of German Mercator Institute for 皇冠体育app Studies.

As the EU and 皇冠体育app had faced similar economic challenges to a great extent, Van Rompuy said, the two sides would have a broader perspective in cooperation while achieving their respective growth targets.