Leaders from the European Union and China met in Beijing for a high-stakes summit marking 50 years of diplomatic relations, but the talks were overshadowed by escalating trade tensions and disagreements over China's support for Russia.
Both sides acknowledged the need to 'rebalance' their economic relationship, with the EU pressing China on its trade surplus and calling for 'real solutions' to ongoing disputes. Climate change cooperation was highlighted as a rare area of unity, as the US retreats from global climate leadership. Despite symbolic gestures, expectations for major breakthroughs were low, and the summit underscored the deepening rift between the two economic giants.
The outcome leaves European businesses caught in the middle and global economic uncertainty heightened.
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