When the leaders of EU countries gather in Brussels for a summit on December 14 and 15, they will turn to their two most trusted representatives for advice on whether to impose further sanctions on Chinese companies. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel have just returned from a … Read more
The first in-person China-EU summit since 2019 convened in Beijing on December 7. There were no major outcomes, only markedly pessimistic statements coming from the European side. With grievances mounting, from market access and dumping concerns to China’s support for Russia, is there any hope for China-EU relations? The Diplomat’s Shannon Tiezzi interviews Theresa Fallon, … Read more
On December 7, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attended the China-EU summit in Beijing. It was the first in-person version of the annual summit since 2019, due to the intervention of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Michel and von der Leyen have visited China separately, however (Michel in … Read more