the administration of us presidentelect joe biden only weeks after the eu proposed a transatlantic dialogue to address the strategic challenge presented by chinas growing international assertivenessthe eu however said the investment agreement will give the eu the same level of market access in china that the united states has and insisted that the deal will benefit other trading partners by getting china to commit to high standards of conductthe eu added that the agreement which includes provisions for settling disputes should increase the transparency of chinese state subsidies and make sustainable development a key element of the relationship between the eu and chinathe deal also includes clear rules against the forced transfer of technologies a practice in which a government requires foreign investors to share their technology in exchange for market access