The European Union and China agreed on Wednesday to an investment deal that will give European companies greater access to Chinese markets on help redress what Europe sees as unbalanced economic ties.

歐盟和中國週三同意達成一項投資協議，該協議將為歐洲企業提供更多進入中國市場的機會，以幫助糾正歐洲所認為的不平衡的經濟關係。

Negotiations for the deal, which began in 2014, accelerated this year, they concluded during an online meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and EU heads including the head of the European Commission, Ursula von the Lion and European Council chief Charles Michel.

該協議的談判始於2014年，今年加速進行，他們在中國國家主席習近平與歐盟委員會負責人烏蘇拉-馮-萊昂和歐洲理事會主席查爾斯-米歇爾等歐盟首腦的在線會晤中結束。

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron were also involved in Wednesday's negotiations.

德國總理默克爾和法國總統埃馬紐埃爾-馬克龍也參與了週三的談判。

Vonda Lyon said in a tweet that the two parties had concluded principal negotiations to ensure more balanced trade and business opportunities.

馮達-里昂在推特上表示，雙方已完成主要談判，以確保更平衡的貿易和商業機會。

Chinese Xinhua news Agency reported that Xi Jinping said the agreement shows China's determination on confidence in opening up.

中國新華社報道稱，習近平表示，協議顯示了中國在開放信心上的決心。

European firms will gain permission to operate in China in sectors including electric cars, private hospitals, real estate on advertising, among others.

歐洲企業將在中國獲得包括電動汽車、民營醫院、廣告房地產等行業的經營許可。

Some requirements that companies operate as part of joint ventures with Chinese partners will be lifted on China will ban the forced transfer of technology from foreign companies.

公司作為與中國合作伙伴合資企業的一部分進行經營的一些要求將被取消，中國將禁止外國公司強制轉讓技術。

It's also pledged to be more transparent on subsidies on bar state owned enterprises from discriminating against foreign investors.

它還承諾在補貼上更加透明，禁止國有企業歧視外國投資者。

It's expected that the deal will likely take a least another year to be finalized on come into force.

預計該協議可能還需要至少一年的時間才能最終完成生效。