简介:InMarch2013,theEUandJapanopenedtwostrategicnegotiations—theEU-JapanStrategicPartnershipAgreement(SPA)talksandtheEU-JapanFreeTradeAgreement(FTA)negotiations.TheEUhasfocuseditsattentiononFTAnegotiations,butJapanismoreinterestedinsecuritycooperationandsohasfocusedmoreontheEU-JapanSPA.Thesestrategicdual-tracknegotiationswillalsoinfluencethestrategicorderandeventuallyrestrictEU-Chinarelations.