IntroductionTheEuropeanUnion(EU)discloseditsnewstrategyfordealingwithChinawhenissuinganewpolicypaperentitled"EU-China:CloserPartnership,GrowingResponsibilities"onOctober24,2006.ByacknowledgingChinaasanewglobaltradeforce,thepolicypaperarguesthat"theEU’sfundamentalapproachtoChinamustremainoneofengagementandpartnership,butwith