The EU-China summit, scheduled for 24 and 25 July in China, could be shortened by Beijing, the host of the event, to last just one day, Bloomberg reported on Thursday 3 July. This comes against a backdrop of tensions over trade and support for Russia, in the wake of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Brussels (see EUROPE B13673A21).
For several weeks now the tone has been rising between the EU and China as the two rivals/partners celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations...