China's foreign minister Wang Yi called on the European Union to open the way a free trade agreement with China.

During his official visit to Brussels on 15 and 16 December, Wang said that free trade is essential for global development and peace.

"China and the EU should be partners for free trade. Apart from a high-quality investment agreement, we should work for an early start of negotiations on a free trade agreement, or at least the launch of feasibility studies on that front", Wang sa...