简介：ThereisadeephistoricalfoundationofeconomicprotectionisminEurope,whichrunsthroughitscapitalistdevelopmentandregionalintegrationprocess.Overthepasttwoyears,theEU'seconomicprotectionismhasrisenagain.Bothitsofficialstatementsandpoliciesshowsomenewtrendsandcharacteristics.ThebasiccauseoftheselatesttrendsistherelativedeclineintheoverallstrengthoftheEU,especiallyinregardtotheongoingimpactofthefinancialanddebtcrisisonitseconomic,politicalandsocialfields.Ingeneral,theEUislikelytobecomemoreradicalinitsforeigneconomicrelations,butitsprotectionismwillnotsolvethefundamentalproblemsitfaces.ChinaandEuropestillneedtofurtherstrengthenriskcontrolandmanagementintheireconomicandtraderelations.