After obtaining a bachelor's degree in physics from Fudan University, one of China's top universities, Sun Yiru enrolled in the department of applied physics at Rice University in Texas in 2002.

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The estimated increase in bilateral trade of Euro 25 billion annually once the deal has been in place seven years appears modest.