China Set to Cancel Part of EU Summit in Latest Strain on Ties

EU, China ties fray ahead of summit

Ties between Beijing and Brussels appeared increasingly strained, just weeks before a high-profile summit. China on Friday announced it would impose duties on brandy imported from the European Union — widely seen as retribution for the bloc investigating Chinese state subsidies for electric vehicles makers — and reportedly wants to scrap part of the upcoming summit. The pair had sought to steady their ties in the face of US trade pressure, but a…

China set to cancel part of EU summit in latest strain on ties

The originally scheduled two-day meeting in July will now just be one day in Beijing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China Set to Cancel Part of EU Summit in Latest Strain on Ties

The Chinese government intends to cancel part of a two-day summit with European Union leaders planned for later this month, in the latest sign of the tensions between Brussels and Beijing.