The head of Europe’s biggest employers’ group presented a crystal horse sculpture to Wen Jiabao, China’s outgoing premier, at an EU-China business summit in Brussels a few months ago.
The opulent gift capped a ceremony in which Mr Wen was feted for his enormous contributions to a commercial relationship that flourished during his leadership.
But when a Chinese commerce vice-minister visits Brussels today for a private meeting with EU trade officials, the mood is likely to be quite different.
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