本文全面回顾了当前有效的欧美双边条约和中欧双边条约。欧美双边条约主要是在两个平台上缔约的，其一是GATT/WTO，其二是1990年建立的跨大西洋议程。贸易领域的协定约占欧美双边协定的2/3，而近年来欧美在规则协调、情报共享和司法协助方面的合作呈增长之势。中欧双边条约发展较晚，数量远远少于欧美双边协定。尽管中国在入世之后为落实WTO承诺与欧盟达成几部新的双边协定，但是目前中欧双边法律基础与欧美相比比较薄弱。参照欧美关系，中欧之间在推动自由贸易、投资保护、科技合作、互免签证、反恐、环境保护和司法合作等方面，都有着广泛的合作前景。尤其是在欧美启动“跨大西洋贸易与投资伙伴关系协定”的新背景下，中欧亟须建立与中欧贸易和全面战略伙伴关系相对称的法律基础。
This report makes a comprehensive comparison between the EU-US and the China-EU bilateral treaties. EU-US bilateral treaties have mainly been concluded under the GATT/WTO and the Transatlantic Agenda. Two thirds of EU-US treaties are related to trade relations. Recently，EU and have reached new agreements in mutule recognition，regulation harmonization，sharing of intelligence and judicial cooperation. The first China-EU bilateral treaty was concluded thirty-five years ago，much later than that between the EU and US. After China’s accession to WTO，EU and China reached some agreements concerning marine matter，custom cooperation and tourism team. Under the context of TTIP between EU and US，EU and China need establish an updated and more stable legal base which should be commensurate with the EU-China Comprehensive Strategy Partnership. Compared with EU-US bilateral treaties，there are great possibilities for EU and China to negotiate new binding agreements，such as those on free trade，visa exemption，anti-terrorism and judicial cooperation.
