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China, European Union
Beijing revives dialogue with Europe via unprecedented internal compromise

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 24 July.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 24 July. © Dumitru Doru/EPA/MaxPPP
The Chinese president is due to meet senior European representatives this week in Beijing. This is a sign of Beijing's wish to preserve relations with Brussels as the question of Xi Jinping's succession is becoming a key issue in internal debates. [...]
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