Europe and China hold trade talks in Beijing

Europe and China hold trade talks in Beijing

BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders are meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday to discuss trade, climate change and global conflicts, with observers saying expectations were low for any solid agreements. The talks, initially supposed to last two days but scaled back to one, come amid financial uncertainty around the world, wars in…

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Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep

Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron painted a veneer of European unity by inviting a small number of handpicked European leaders to the Élysée Palace, while the Trump administration sidelined the continent by moving ahead with direct negotiations on Tuesday with Russia on the war in Ukraine. But beneath the diplomatic pageantry, cracks in…

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China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

GENEVA (AP) — China has moved forward with a complaint at the World Trade Organization that alleges the European Union has improperly set anti-subsidy tariffs on new Chinese-made electric vehicles. The Chinese diplomatic mission to the WTO said Monday it “strongly opposes” the measures and insisted its move was designed to protect the EV industry…

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