US EditionEu-China Summit: Europe Must Learn the Language of Power
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Ahead of today's meeting, Beijing's protest note to Brussels and the message that China will take all necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of its companies and financial institutions
Bilateral relations are 50 years old but there is little to celebrate: they try to get closer, looking for trade alternatives to Trump's tariff war, but there are too many differences that separate them, starting with Ukraine.
On Thursday, the EU will again try to 'rebalance' relations with China, which critics say threatens Europe's economy and security. But it is the EU's mindset that needs to be rebalanced, Beijing responds - the real threat is Trump.
Ukraine war, trade conflicts, geopolitical rivalry: it is difficult with Europe and China. The summit highlights the shift in power relations.
Brussels wants to force China to face Russia in color and has opened a new front – that of secondary sanctions. President Xi will see this as a precedent 50 years ago, the EU and China have entered into diplomatic relations, which would be a good reason to pay tribute to Donald Trump, and if they held together, Europeans and Chinese could stand up to the Americans and let their ruinous trade war go to nothing.But the Peking anniversary summit is…
Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Brussels on 2 July 2025. YVES HERMAN/REUTERS Utilization would have wanted Europeans to receive Chinese leaders at home to mark half a century of diplomatic relations, since the last summit between the European Union (EU) and China had been held in Beijing in 2023. But Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Eur…
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