In the end of 2008，in spite of China’s persuasion，the French President Sarkozy persisted in meeting with Dalai Lama in his dual capacities as both the French president and the head of the EU’s rotating presidency country，which brought serious harms to China-France relations and undermined the political foundations of China-Europe ties. Since then，the bilateral relations entered a period of reparation and restoration，during which remarkable performance of Chinese economy in the financial crisis left a deep impression on the EU，who further recognized the significance of cooperating with China. More importantly，despite former disputes，China offered a cooperative hand to the EU trapped tightly in the financial crisis，which led to significant improvements of China-EU relations after twists and turns. However，some of the negative factors still exist which are affecting and will affect the healthy development of the bilateral relations now and then.