Business & Economy: In the first four months of 2025, China’s trade surplus with the EU surged to a record $90 billion, underlining the shift in global trade patterns

US-China trade rift may turn Europe into a dumping ground for Chinese goods

New tariffs are unlikely to stop Chinese electric vehicle (EV) firms from entering the European Union (EU) as their advantages in production and price will make their products competitive abroad, according to industry officials at the world’s largest trade show, as detailed in a report by South China Morning Post.

EU tariffs will not stop Chinese electric vehicles from entering bloc: Report

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a virtual meeting to discuss the status of relations between the European Union (EU) and China.

Xi Jinping holds virtual meeting with French and German leaders

The EU has suspended efforts to ratify an investment deal with China because of tensions between Brussels and Beijing. The agreement was reached in principle last December but had yet to receive the necessary endorsement from EU institutions.

EU suspends efforts to ratify investment deal with China

Once billed as the diplomatic high point in China-European Union relations, a summit on Monday is likely to show how far the relationship has ebbed, with the main achievement a deal involving Irish whiskey and Pixian bean paste.

EU-China summit to mark soured relations with deal on whiskey

The Chinese leadership and senior EU officials kicked off a video summit on Monday amid tensions over bloc slamming Beijing's authoritarian measures and imposing tariffs on Chinese firms.

Amid strained ties, EU-China kick off virtual summit

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday slammed China, Russia for spreading "disinformation campaigns" across the world. "Foreign actors and certain third countries, in particular Russia and China, have engaged in targeted influence operations and disinformation campaigns in the EU, its neighborhood, and globally," the European Commission, in a statement, said.

EU 'names and shames' China, Russia for spreading 'disinformation campaigns'