Beijing has launched complaints in the World Trade Organization against the EU and the U.S. for not giving China market economy status after it became a full WTO member.
Chinese President Xi Jinping needs to follow his words of support for free trade and globalization with action, according to the European Union?s trade chief.
The EU has insisted Japan remove tariffs on European foods like chocolate, pasta and cheese and scale back non-tariff barriers.
?The whole world would hope that China could take a little more of global leadership on these issues, it would be important for the whole world,? EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Wednesday in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Singapore.
Japan enjoys a trade surplus with the EU, which has a more offensive negotiating strategy aimed at gaining access to traditionally protected Japanese markets such as agriculture.
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