Divides over trade and Ukraine are in focus as EU and China's leaders meet in Beijing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Von der Leyen, as commission president, heads the day-to-day business of the EU, while Michel chairs the summits of EU leaders.
59% : Von der Leyen said the EU and China have global responsibilities as major powers and a shared interest in peace and security.
58% : China exported $458.5 billion worth of goods to the EU in the first 11 months of this year and imported $257.8 billion, according to Chinese customs data released Thursday.
57% : The EU is looking for better market access for a range of products including cosmetics, infant formula, wine and other alcoholic beverages.
55% : The meeting comes a day after EU member Italy announced it was withdrawing from Xi's signature "Belt and Road" initiative that aims to build a global network of Chinese-financed roads, ports and power plants.
54% : He noted recent import and supply chain expos that he said encourage foreign companies to sell to the Chinese market of 1.4 billion people.Wang also took aim at possible EU restrictions on technology exports to China.
50% : "I'm afraid it's unreasonable if the EU imposes strict restrictions on the export of high-tech products to China while expecting a significant increase in exports to China," he said.
45% : A top European Union official told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that China and the EU must address both the imbalances in their trading relationship and Russian aggression against Ukraine.
45% : The EU is calling on China to use its influence with Russia to end the invasion, ensure that exports from or via China are not aiding Russia's war effort and support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula.
44% : "Xi said that China and the EU should handle their differences through dialogue, and pushed back against what his government sees as a shift in European policy on China toward a more strident and competitive approach.
37% : China has angered the EU by taking a neutral stance in what most European countries see as a Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
36% : The EU has angered China by launching an investigation into the latter's subsidies for electric vehicles to determine whether they give manufacturers in China an unfair competitive advantage in European markets.
36% : Xi said China and the EU should promote political settlements of international hot-spot issues, according to CCTV, which did not include any specific mention of the wars in Ukraine or Gaza.

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