Divides on trade and Ukraine in focus as EU and China’s leaders meet in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre, stands for a group photograph with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, right, and European Council president Charles Michel prior to their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)

A top European Union official has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that China and the EU must address both the imbalances in their trading relationship and Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The two are divided on both issues.