The European leaders are in Beijing for what is expected to be a contentious summit, at a time of growing tension and mistrust between the two sides over their gaping trade imbalance, China’s ongoing...

The European Union and China are preparing to agree a joint declaration on tackling climate change at a summit in Beijing on Thursday, EU diplomats told Reuters.

Neither the EU nor China is likely to budge on key issues dividing the two economic juggernauts.