TELETRADER News
11/24/2022, 6:47 AM
(Source: TeleTrader)
EU's Michel to meet with Xi in China - report
European Council President Charles Michel will travel to China on December 1, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. According to people familiar with the matter, he is expected to hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior officials in the Chinese government.
Sources added that the visit will signal the European Union's willingness to "keep lines of communication open to China." Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held a video conference with Xi in April, which highlighted the tense relations between the two sides. More recently, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled to China in November.