As China and the EU embark on the second decade of their strategic partnership, it's time to set a new agenda for cooperation. 

China-Europe relations intensified in 2012 as Chinese and EU leaders launched a partnership on urbanisation, established stronger people-to-people ties and agreed to negotiate a bilateral investment treaty to boost two-way investment flows. A year on, how can China and Europe hammer out a new blueprint to meet 21st Century challenges? The Mission of the People's Republic of China to the EU and Friends of Europe are delighted to host the third Europe China Forum (中欧论坛) featuring highlevel policymakers, business representatives and leading academics from across China and Europe to discuss ways of enhancing China-EU relations in the political, economic fields and people-to-people exchanges.

This annual landmark event in Brussels oers an excellent opportunity for an open and objective debate on the future of China-EU relations.