As the European Union struggles to curb China's unfair trade practices, are tougher tactics needed to cut the €400 billion trade deficit? The odds of a breakthrough to resolve trade frictions at this week's EU-China summit in Beijing appear slim after China cut the planned two-day talks to a single day.

The European Union and China are preparing a landmark joint statement on climate cooperation, a move that could help galvanize momentum ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil later this year.