Divides over trade and Ukraine are in focus as EU and China’s leaders meet in Beijing

China and EU leaders agree on need for 'balanced' trade ties at summit

BEIJING: China and the European Union agreed their trade relationship should be more balanced at their first in-person summit for four years on Thursday (Dec 7), but gave no sign o

In China, EU leaders confront Beijing on trade imbalance, Russia ties

While EU and Chinese leaders on Thursday (7 December) managed to agree on the need for a more 'balanced' trade relationship, they gave little indication of being able to resolve deep-running differences over most issues.

La UE protesta ante China por los desequilibrios comerciales “insostenibles”

China y la Unión Europea han mostrado buenas palabras, disposición al diálogo y comprensión mutua, pero han salido con escasos compromisos concretos de la cumbre de este jueves en Pekín. El bloque comunitario buscaba “reequilibrar” la relación económica, tal y como ha dicho Ursula von der Leyen, la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, al inicio del cara a cara con el presidente chino, Xi Jinping. Bruselas ve “insostenibles” los desequilibrios come…

EU-China summit: more pressure on Beijing over trade and Russian war

In first in-person summit since 2019, Brussels confronts Beijing with details of Chinese companies selling European-made products to Moscow.

China dismisses EU trade deficit concerns as leaders meetFinancial Times

Xi Jinping holds ‘candid’ talks with heads of European Commission and EU Council in Beijing

China ponders its economic and political interests in Ukraine

How big a role might it play in reconstruction?