The European Union's newly appointed ambassador to China said he believes the EU will continue to work toward ending its arms embargo against China. When China and the EU launched a series of activities for marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations early this year, ambassador Serge Abou told China Daily that the EU had the political willingness on lifting the ban but no timetable yet exists. Premier Wen Jiabao has described the embargo as "discriminatory" and said when he attended the Seventh China-EU Summit last December that its abolition will open the way for a strategic...