EU leaders are planning a visit to China for negotiations with Xi Jinping: what is the reason
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EU representatives plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in July to discuss trade. This comes amid trade tensions between the US and China.

European Union leaders plan to visit China at the end of July this year to meet with Chairman Xi Jinping to discuss trade issues. This is written by Bloomberg, reports UNN
High-ranking officials of the European Union plan to visit China to meet with Chairman Xi Jinping. This is a sign that Brussels may be interested in developing closer ties with Beijing amid tariff pressure from the Trump administration.
It is noted that the last summit between the two sides took place in China, so EU officials are violating the protocol with a repeat visit - this is a sign that they want to discuss trade issues. Under normal circumstances, the Chinese delegation would have visited Europe.
Context
On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced an increase in tariffs on goods from China to 125% due to "lack of respect."
Later, US President announced his readiness to meet with the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping. This is happening against the background of escalating trade tensions between the countries.
China will increase additional tariffs on American imports from 34% to 84% from April 10. This is a response to the new US restrictions, which provide for tariffs of 104% on Chinese imports.
Let us remind
China and the European Union discussed strengthening economic cooperation in response to US tariffs. The discussion concerned the resumption of negotiations on trade benefits and prices for electric vehicles.
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