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EU Leaders Summoned to Beijing for Strategic Talks

Balance sought amid $350 billion trade deficit with China

24 July 2025 · 23:06 UTC

EU leaders held a summit in Beijing after President Xi Jinping refused to travel to Europe, seeking to address a $350 billion trade imbalance and pressing China to leverage its influence on Russia, though the visit concluded with few binding concessions and signaled waning European leverage.