A protester (R) scuffles with police officers while Chen Deming, president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrives at the Cross-Strait CEO Summit in Taipei, December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST) 

A protester scuffles with police officers while Chen Deming, president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrives at the Cross-Strait CEO Summit in Taipei, December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A protester exchanges words with a police officer while Chen Deming, president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrives for an an eight-day visit, at Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Chen Deming (L), president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrives with Shih Hui-fen, deputy minister of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), for an eight-day visit, at Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: POLITICS) 

Chen Deming, president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrives for an eight-day visit, at Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: POLITICS) 

A protester scuffles with police officers while Chen Deming, president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrives for an an eight-day visit, at Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (2nd R) speaks as Chinese Vice Minister of Finance Zhu Guangyao (L), Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai (2nd L) and Chinese Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Liu Lihua listen during a news conference at the 23rd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Washington December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (R) speaks as Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai listens during a news conference at the 23rd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Washington December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (C) speaks as Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai (L) and Chinese Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Liu Lihua listen during a news conference at the 23rd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming attends a news conference during the 23rd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming speaks at a news conference during the 23rd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming attends a news conference during the 23rd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming speaks at a news conference during the 23rd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Keat Chhon (R) and Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) sign a document as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (center L) and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen(center R) look on during a joint signing ceremony at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh November 18, 2012. REUTERS/Tang Chhin Sothy/Pool (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Keat Chhon (R) and Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) shake hands during a joint signing ceremony at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh November 18, 2012. REUTERS/Tang Chhin Sothy/Pool (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Colombia's Trade Minister Sergio Diaz Granado (R) shakes hands with China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming after a bilateral meeting in Bogota October 2, 2012. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming speaks during a news conference after a bilateral meeting with Colombia's Trade Minister Sergio Diaz Granado in Bogota October 2, 2012. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Colombia's Trade Minister Sergio Diaz Granado (R) and China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming attend a news conference after a bilateral meeting in Bogota October 2, 2012. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming gestures during a meeting with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (L) in Quito September 28, 2012. Chen will be meeting with Ecuadorian authorities during his visit. REUTERS/ Erick Ilaquize (ECUADOR - Tags: POLITICS) 

Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh (R) shakes hands with Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming during a bilateral meeting at the Apsara Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap province August 28, 2012. REUTERS/Khem Sovannara (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming speaks during a news conference as a part of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (rear L) and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (rear R) watch as Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak (2nd R) and China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (2nd L) sign an agreement at the Chancellery of The Prime Minister in Warsaw April 25, 2012. REUTERS/Peter Andrews (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

(L- R) Brazilian Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel, India's Trade Minister Anand Sharma, Russia's Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina, China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming and South African Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies, hold a candle to light a traditional Indian oil lamp before the start of the BRICS Summit Forum themed "BRICS Partnership for Stability, Security and Growth" in New Delhi March 28, 2012. The BRICS group of emerging world powerhouses - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - is expected to launch plans this week for a joint development bank and measures to bring their stock exchanges closer together. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Brazilian Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel (L-R), Russia's Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina, India's Trade Minister Anand Sharma, China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming and South African Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies, shake hands during a group photograph at the BRICS Summit Forum themed "BRICS Partnership for Stability, Security and Growth" in New Delhi March 28, 2012. The BRICS group of emerging world powerhouses - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - is expected to launch plans this week for a joint development bank and measures to bring their stock exchanges closer together. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming addresses a news conference at the 8th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming looks on during a news conference at the 8th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming addresses a news conference at the 8th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (L) speaks with Indian counterpart Anand Sharma before the opening of the 8th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (L) speaks with Indian counterpart Anand Sharma before the opening of the 8th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

A worker collects eggs at a farm on the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province November 30, 2011. China's annual inflation in 2011 is likely to exceed 5.5 percent and inflationary pressures will remain next year, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Monday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A chicken feeds at a farm on the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province November 30, 2011. China's annual inflation in 2011 is likely to exceed 5.5 percent and inflationary pressures will remain next year, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Monday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Pigs are pictured at a farm on the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province November 30, 2011. China's annual inflation in 2011 is likely to exceed 5.5 percent and inflationary pressures will remain next year, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Monday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

(front row) South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (L,) Hong Kong's acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So (2nd L), Hong Kong's Undersecretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2nd R) and China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming pose for the APEC Ministers Family Photo in Honolulu, Hawaii November 11, 2011. Also posing on top row from left are Singapore's Foreign Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Jose Luis Silva, Peru's Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo, Philippines' Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario and Philippines' Secretary for Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

(front row) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (2nd R) pose with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (2nd L) and Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina (L) during the APEC Ministerial Meetings family photo in Honolulu, Hawaii November 11, 2011. Posing on the top row from left are South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (L,) Hong Kong's acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So (2nd L), Hong Kong's Undersecretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2nd R) and China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (R). REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (L) speaks to China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) at the APEC Minister's Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii November 11, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

(Bottom L to R) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Japan's Trade Minister Yukio Edano during the APEC Ministerial Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii November 11, 2011. (L to R) On the top row are China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and Indonesia's Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese and Hong Kong officials attend an economic forum in Hong Kong August 17, 2011. From left, they are: China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Zhang Ping, Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan, China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Director Wang Guangya and Guangdong province Governor Huang Huahua. Li arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday for a three-day visit to showcase Beijing's support and the importance of the Special Administrative Region as an international finance centre. He said on Wednesday that Beijing plans to further open up services industries to Hong Kong, and allow Hong Kong insurers to set up branches the mainland and take stakes in their Chinese counterparts. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler (R) and China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming shake hands after signing a treaty as Chancellor Angela Merkel and China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) watch in the Chancellery in Berlin, June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (L) talks with Chinese Assistant Minister of Commerce Yu Jianhua at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chiaki Takahashi (L) stands next to Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming at the trade ministers group photograph taking session at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Maria listens with Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chiaki Takahashi (C) to Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (R) at the trade ministers family photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu (C) squeezes between Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chiaki Takahashi (2nd L) and Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (2nd R) at the trade ministers family photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 19, 2011. At left is Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chiaki Takahashi (L) listens to Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming at the trade ministers group photograph taking session at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming listens to opening remarks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (2nd R) attends a meeting with Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota and Brazil's Commerce Minister Fernando Pimentel in Brasilia May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) attends a meeting with Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota and Brazil's Commerce Minister Fernando Pimentel in Brasilia May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (C) poses with Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (L) and Brazil's Commerce Minister Fernando Pimentel before a meeting in Brasilia May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (C) attends a meeting with Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (2nd R) and Brazil's Commerce Minister Fernando Pimentel (R) in Brasilia May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) and Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd L) attend the Indonesia-China Business Strategic Dialogue with Indonesian Vice President Boediono (3rd R) and Coordinating Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa (R) in Jakarta April 30, 2011. China will speed up the development of transport connections with Southeast Asia, building roads, telecommunication and power links as it seeks to boost trade, Wen said on Saturday. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Japan's Trade Minister Banri Kaieda (C) escorts his South Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Hoon (R) and Chinese counterpart Chen Deming to a meeting venue at the 8th Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Japan's Trade Minister Banri Kaieda (C) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Hoon (R) and Chinese counterpart Chen Deming at the 8th Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Japan's Trade Minister Banri Kaieda (C) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Hoon (R) and Chinese counterpart Chen Deming at the 8th Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Japan's Trade Minister Banri Kaieda (C) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Hoon (R) and Chinese counterpart Chen Deming at the 8th Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Japan's Trade Minister Banri Kaieda (C) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Hoon (R) and Chinese counterpart Chen Deming at the 8th Trilateral Economic & Trade Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann (L) shakes hands with Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming during a signature ceremony to mark the official launch of negotiations between Switzerland and China in view of concluding a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement in Davos January 28, 2011. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann (L) exchanges documents with Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming during a signature ceremony to mark the official launch of negotiations between Switzerland and China in view of concluding a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement in Davos January 28, 2011. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Chen Deming (L), and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General, Pascal Lamy, attend a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 27, 2011. Currency tension has not damaged trade so far but there is a risk that it could increase protectionist pressures, Lamy said on Thursday. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Chen Deming, attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 27, 2011. Organisers and CEOs at the annual Davos meeting projected cautious confidence in the global economy as the event opened on Wednesday, pointing to numerous risks which could yet derail a still-fragile recovery. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Chen Deming (L), and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General, Pascal Lamy, attend a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 27, 2011. Currency tension has not damaged trade so far but there is a risk that it could increase protectionist pressures, Lamy said on Thursday. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming speaks at a news conference during the 3rd EU-China High-level Economic & Trade Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing December 21, 2010. European Commission Vice-President Joaquin Almunia said it is essential


for both China and the European Union (EU) that foreign companies find a welcoming economy in China, while addressing the opening of annual trade talks between China and the EU on Tuesday.
REUTERS/Peter Parks/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)