A busy fortnight of EU policymaking on China began on Tuesday, with diplomats preparing for next week’s leaders’ summit.
Beijing commerce vice-minister Ling Ji was set to meet new EU trade director Ditte Juul Jorgensen in Brussels and hold talks with Chinese businesses before forums in Berlin and Dusseldorf.
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President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Brussels on Tuesday as part of his 10-day European trip.
Li Jian, director general of the Chinese foreign ministry’s Department of European Affairs, delivered a speech on Tuesday accusing Europe of an inward-looking stance toward China.
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The EU’s trade chief has confirmed the bloc is considering a specific rule to compel companies to diversify their suppliers away from China. The move follows Beijing’s use of export controls on critical materials.
German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider is on a three-day visit to China. In Beijing, he is meeting the Chinese environment minister and other government representatives to discuss environmental and climate policy. Schneider aims to learn about developments in emission trading, clean technologies, and economic decarbonisation.
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China's commerce ministry has threatened investigations into the EU or its businesses and reciprocal measures in response to the European Union's January 2026 cybersecurity proposal, which could designate China a 'cybersecurity threat' and list firms like Huawei and ZTE as 'high-risk suppliers' for mandatory removal from 5G networks. The warning comes amid the EU's push to phase out such vendors from telecom, hi-tech sectors, and critical infrastructure within three years.