On May 31 and June 1, the European University Institute (EUI) held the 2019 Asia-EU Trade Workshop and Roundtable in Florence, Italy. The seminar was convened by Bernard Hoekman, a well-known trade expert at EUI. More than 20 scholars from France, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Belgium, the United States and other countries attended this year's annual meeting. Professor Tu Xinquan, as a representative of Chinese scholars, commented on issues related to Sino-US trade frictions and had discussions with the participants. The seminar also discussed the research progress of the H2020 RESPECT Project. As one of the project participants, CIWTO presented its research report on China-EU trade relations.

Translator: YU Hong

Reviewer: LI Xiaofan