This undated photo shows the building of Foreign Ministry of the PRC in Beijing, China. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - China-EU investment agreement is not a "gift" given by one side to the other, but mutually beneficial, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a press briefing on Wednesday after the European Parliament canceled a meeting to discuss the deal.

China and the EU had jointly announced the completion of China-EU investment agreement negotiations at the end of last year. 

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