- On Sunday, Chinese state-run media warned Europe that a “revolution” was necessary ahead of the leadership summit between China and the European Union (EU).
- Members of the EU are set to meet with authorities from Beijing next month for the first EU-China summit in more than a year as relations between the two entities remain strained. Tensions have grown as China backs Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine is a non-EU nation that has nonetheless received support from the alliance and has become a candidate for membership. Reuters reported that the summit may be held around December 7 and 8, though the exact date remains unclear.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the goal of the summit is to establish an even playing field in trade between Europe and China, Reuters reported. EU leaders are expected to raise concerns about Beijing’s alleged market distortions, and von der Leyen has vowed to “leave space for a discussion on a more ambitious relationship that benefits both of sides.”
- Ahead of the meeting, China issued a warning to EU leadership in an editorial published Sunday night in the Global Times, a nationalistic English-language tabloid published by the propaganda department of the ruling Communist Party, that offers insight into how Beijing views the upcoming meeting.
- Europe should focus on internal strife, including the rise of several “far-right” governments, rather than emphasizing the “uncertainty of the world,” the editorial claims.
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newsweek
