European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the bloc’s ties with his country “have reached an inflection point,” opening a summit shadowed by tensions spanning trade to the war in Ukraine. “As our cooperation has deepened, so have the imbalances,” von der Leyen said on Thursday, according to her…
As reported by Reuters On Thursday, July 25, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa will visit China, where a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled. This information was confirmed by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to a Reuters report. On the same day, Chinese…
The European Union has sanctioned two small Chinese banks in its latest package of measures designed to hobble Russia’s war machine, despite a warning from Beijing to expect consequences. Suifenhe Rural Commercial Bank and Heihe Rural Commercial Bank, two regional lenders from cities close to China’s border with Russia, were blacklisted in the 18th package…
If a week is a long time in politics, after a bruising fortnight of wrestling with the world’s two superpowers, the European Union could be forgiven for thinking it has aged several decades. The bad news for the bloc’s bureaucrats is that they may have an even trickier few weeks to navigate before they are…
European Union envoys to China say they have low expectations of any substantial achievement at the coming EU-China summit, citing complex trade challenges and the ongoing Ukraine war. “I am sorry to be pessimistic – the next EU-China summit will be a wonderful summit with wonderful statements of principles, but I doubt that we will…