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.
Expectations were low, but the summit yielded more substantial results than expected, most likely due to the shadow cast by the current US administration and its bullish foreign policy.
