Sino-EU trade talks aim to defuse solar tensions

A British researcher says China is the most frequently harmed country by foreign protectionism

Beijing and Brussels are racing to avert an escalation of trade disputes originating from the European Commission's anti-dumping penalty on China's solar panel exports.

Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said the two sides have "tentatively agreed" to hold an annual meeting of the joint economic and trade commission this Friday in Beijing.