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‘Pessimistic’: Ukraine war, trade expected to mar progress at China-EU summit

BEIJING, CHINA, JUL 24 – The summit coincides with 50 years of EU-China relations and faces hurdles from the Ukraine conflict and US tariff policies, with EU envoys expecting limited progress.

Ambassadors to China welcome dialogue at July 24-25 gathering but say they have little expectation of big progress.

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Strasbourg - The EU will seek to rebalance its economic relations with China, demanding that it facilitate market access for its businesses at a summit to be held at the end of July in Beijing, the President of the European Commission said on Tuesday. The access of European companies to the Chinese rare earths and China's support for Russia's war effort in Ukraine will also be on the agenda of the discussions, added Ursula von der Leyen, in a sp…

European leaders will make a strong voice in Beijing to correct economic imbalances and secure access to strategic resources, in a context of persistent trade tensions. The European Union will address trade imbalances with China at the next bilateral summit to be held at the end of July. Discussions will focus on the access of European companies to the market. The EU will also be addressing trade imbalances with China at the next bilateral summi…

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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