The EU’s China Dilemma Has Only Gotten Worse

The EU’s China Dilemma Has Only Gotten Worse

Lingering disputes had already created a dilemma for the EU over how to handle trade with China. Trump’s return has only made it more complicated.

Disputes on raw materials and trade overshadow EU-China summit

The EU and China are at loggerheads over a series of trade disputes, including China’s control over the world’s critical raw materials, ahead of their joint summit in Beijing next week.

Beijing reaffirms normalisation of ties with EU ahead of July summit - Regional Media News

BEIJING (Reuters) -China reaffirmed on Wednesday that it is normalising ties with the European Parliament, as Beijing seeks to forge closer economic and political ties with Brussels amid flaring global trade frictions. “In recent years, exchanges between Chinese and European legislative bodies have encountered some setbacks due to well-known reasons,” China’s foreign ministry said, referring to disputes over alleged human rights abuses in the Xi…