Beijing has criticised new European tariffs on Chinese steel as "unjustifiable" protectionism, weeks after commerce ministers from G20 nations pledged to promote free trade.

THE European Union and China have agreed to begin new negotiations on trade and energy that will not be directly dependent on China delivering progress on human rights issues.

A DAMNING report reveals China’s horrific trade in organs taken from Falun Gong prisoners but human rights and press freedom are not on the agenda for today’s EU-China summit in Helsinki.

Top trade negotiators for the European Union and China struggled to resolve a bitter trade dispute today with no hint of a solution in sight.

Europe’s leaders were urged today to continue a ban on arms sales to China in protest against torture and human rights abuses.