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The Straits Times (24 July 2025)

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust in a turbulent world, but the bloc’s chiefs called for “real solutions” to move past an inflection point as they met in Beijing on July 24.

China’s leadership has sought to draw the European Union closer as it positions itself as a more reliable partner than the United States and a bedrock of stability in a troubled world.

But the EU has made clear there are deep divisions over trade, fears that cheap, subsidised Chinese goods could overwhelm European markets and Beijing’s tacit support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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