– having regard to the EU-China political dialogue which was formally established in 1994 in recognition of China's status as an emerging power on the international scene,
– ņemot vērā ES un Ķīnas politisko dialogu, kuru formāli uzsāka 1994. gadā, atzīstot Ķīnas kā topošās lielvalsts statusu starptautiskajā vidē,