EU Summit: Xi Jinping calls for 'proper handling of frictions'

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At a summit with top EU officials in Beijing, China’s President Xi Jinping called on Europe and Beijing to make “strategic choices” in growing response to global uncertainty.

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00:00China's President Xi Jinping has called on Europe and Beijing to make strategic choices

00:05in response to growing global uncertainty.

00:09He made the comments during a summit with top European Union officials

00:12marking 50 years of diplomatic ties in Beijing.

00:18Xi's remarks followed a meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

00:21and European Council President Antonio Costa.

00:24It was the first in-person summit between Chinese and EU leaders since 2023.

00:30Though more modest than earlier plans for a two-day gathering in Europe.

00:34Chinese state media and officials have billed the meeting as a chance to reset relations

00:39amid global volatility stirred in part by US President Donald Trump and others.

00:44All expectations were low heading into the summit.

00:47Both sides are expected to sign an agreement on climate change and carbon emissions.

00:51The EU's trade deficit with China reached a record 305.8 billion euros or 360 billion US dollars

00:59last year.

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