Expectations were low for the summit in the Chinese capital marking 50 years of diplomatic ties.

In 2024, bilateral trade between China and the EU reached 785.8 billion U.S. dollars, supporting an estimated 3 million local jobs, data showed. Against this backdrop of deepening economic ties, Pehrsson said SCTC members are closely following the outcomes of this year's EU-China summit held on July 24 in Beijing.

The European Union and China celebrated 50 years of bilateral diplomatic relations at a high-profile summit in Beijing on Thursday. But many contentious issues dampened the festive mood.

Top EU leaders told their Chinese counterparts at a summit in Beijing on Thursday that Beijing must do more to level the huge trade surplus it has with Europe.

Half a century after the establishment of relations between China and the EU, and against a backdrop of deteriorating transatlantic relations, the European Union and China held their 25th summit in Beijing.

Chinese and European Union leaders will meet in Beijing on Thursday for a summit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties. Here is a timeline of EU-China trade tensions in recent years.

While the two powers made no new commitments, experts say the cooperation agreement reaffirms their climate leadership ahead of COP30

Trade relations between the European Union and China reached what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called a “clear inflection point” on

The two economic juggernauts issued a joint statement on climate change, urging more emission cuts and greater use of green technology.

The EU-China summit set for Thursday is drawing limited expectations as geopolitical and economic tensions mount between Brussels, Beijing, and Washington. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union (EU) and the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Chinese and EU leaders hereby:

At the 25th EU-China Summit held in Beijing on July 24, 2025, the European Union raised strong concerns regarding the worsening human rights situation in Tibet, marking yet another clear signal that Tibet remains a key point of contention in EU-China relations,