China-EU summit: progress on rare earth exports and tensions over Ukraine mark 50 years of pragmatically cautious relations

By Gracia Abad Quintanal, Profesora Agregada de Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nebrija

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. It is worth noting that the summit could not have been held elsewhere, as Chinese President Xi Jinping had refused an invitation to travel to Brussels.

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