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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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90 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation decisionsandshapepublicopinion sometimesmakinganationalcauseoutof theirinterests.Inturn therestofthe population basicallycomprising consumers isdispersedandlacksselfconsciousnessasaninterestgroup althoughitisofcoursefar morenumerous.Therefore nationalprotection policiesgenerallyfocusonsectorswhichhavenocomparativeadvantages.Thisis tosomeextentthecasewithEuropesagriculturalsectors. Negotiationsbetween MERCOSURandtheEUformallycommencedin 1999 oncetheInterregionalAgreementwasratified andafter16negotiating roundswerestillexperiencingdifficultieswhichhavehamperedfurtherprogress. Theagreementcanbedividedintothree pillars Torrent2005 :political dialogue cooperationandtrade.Withoutenteringintodetailsabouttariffcut proposalssubmittedbytheEU theseproposalswerefounddifficulttoacceptbythe MERCOSUR countries.Thisrefers among otherthings to thelack offull liberalisationoftariffsforsomesensitiveagriculturalgoods subjecttospecifictariffs and orminimumentrypricestotheEU market.Thesegoodsareofkeyconcernto MERCOSUR suchascereals rice dairyproducts bovinemeat poultry sugarand tobacco.MERCOSURisaworldleaderintheproductionofmanyofthesegoodsandit hasglobalcomparativeadvantagesformostofthem seeTable1 犜犪犫犾犲1 犕犈犚犆犗犛犝犚犘狉狅犱狌犮狋狊狑犻狋犺犚犲犾犪狋犻狏犲犆狅犿狆犪狉犪狋犻狏犲犃犱狏犪狀狋犪犵犲狊 Harmonised Standard HS World Product participation RCAI 2006 12 15 23 Grains oilsandpellets sunflowerandsoya 49.6 31.24 0201 0202 Bovinemeat 23.1 14.56 17 Sugarandconfectionersarticles 22.7 14.32 09 Coffee tea herbsandspices 14.6 9.19 26 Minerals slagsandashes 12.2 7.69 41 Skinsandleathers 10.9 6.84 24 Tobaccoandelaboratedtobacco 7.9 5.01 10 11 Cereals flours etc. 7.3 4.62 44 47 48 Wood woodpaste paperandcardboard 2.9 1.82 Source:Garbarinoetal.2008:46. Inthissense accordingtoQuijano 2008:178 ), thefourMERCOSUR countriesexportfood to the EU wherein exchange important global