Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged the European Union to make “the right strategic choice” and enhance cooperation with China, while EU leaders called for a rebalancing of trade ties, as the two sides tackle deep-seated grievances at a tense summit in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top European Union officials on Thursday to "make correct strategic choices", state media said, during a key summit in Beijing set to be dominated by thorny issues ranging from trade frictions to the Ukraine war.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on European Union leaders to make correct strategic choices during a high-stakes summit in Beijing on Thursday, as both sides grapple with escalating trade disputes and

Chinese President Xi Jinping criticised Brussels's recent trade actions against Beijing at a tense summit dominated by concerns on trade and the Ukraine war.

European leaders demanded a more balanced relationship with China at a summit with President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital on Thursday as the bloc runs a massive trade deficit with China of around €300 billion.

Trade relations between the European Union and China reached what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called a “clear inflection point” on Thursday, after a tense one-day summit in Beijing.