Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arriving in Switzerland, to discuss the possibilities of a Free Trade Agreement between the two nations.<br/> <br />The agreement, once signed, will be the first between China and a continental European country.<br/> <br />Trade relations with Switzerland wasn't the only issue on Premier Li's mind, however.<br/> <br />He also took the opportunity to criticise European Union plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China.<br/> <br />Li stated he hoped the EU would uphold the principles of free trade and consider the implications for trade between China and the EU.<br/> <br />Li is the most senior Chinese official to comment on the issue so far.<br/> <br />The EU is China's most important trading partner, while for the EU China is second only to the United States.
