China is a "critical partner" to Europe with a range of shared interests, state news agency Xinhua said in a commentary piece, downplaying Beijing's rivalry with the European Union bloc hours before a key summit between leaders of both sides on Thursday.

A summit between China and the European Union (EU) will kick off in Beijing on Thursday, with leaders set to discuss issues ranging from trade conflict to the war in Ukraine.

Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa, the heads of the European Commission and the European Council respectively, will be in Beijing for a summit to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union.

As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could move closer together and stake out common ground.

Russia’s gas output declined in the first half of the year as higher exports to China and increased domestic demand failed to make up for lost flows to Europe via Ukraine.

A quiet shift is unfolding across Europe. Countries that once hesitated to get too close to China are now opening their doors to Chinese factories, investments, and electric vehicles. Behind this change is a powerful force—U.

The talks were moved from Brussels to Beijing, then reduced to one day from two. As the European Union struggles to curb China's unfair trade practices, are tougher tactics needed to cut the €400 billion trade deficit?

European companies are facing increasing pressure due to China's alleged currency manipulation to keep its yuan weak, a study by the German Economic Institute showed, as EU leaders prepared for a summit in Beijing aimed at navigating trade disputes.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that there needed to be a “genuine rebalancing” in the China-Europe relationship.

European metals traders are engaged in an increasingly frantic scramble to secure rare-earth metal supplies after it became all but impossible to directly source them from China.