China Gives EU Business Groups High-Level Meetings (Correct)

May 23, 2025, 1:46 PM UTC

China is giving European business leaders its warmest welcome in years, in an effort to strengthen ties as Beijing seeks to counter Donald Trump’s tariff pressure and stabilize its slowing economy.

The Chinese government in recent weeks has offered delegations rare, unscripted access to senior policymakers and showered them with assurances of improved conditions, according to European business groups.

After years expressing their discontent over limited access to Chinese authorities, business leaders are getting better meetings as President Xi Jinping makes a broader bid to deepen economic ties with the European Union and other economies to combat the impact ...

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