MNI BRIEF: China And EU Must Rebalance - von der Leyen

The EU and China must rebalance bilateral relations to ensure mutual benefit, European Commission President von der Leyen told China’s President Xi during opening remarks at a meeting in Beijing on Thursday, the commission's press office announced. 

“As our cooperation has deepened, so have the imbalances. We have reached an inflection point,” von der Leyen added, noting that the EU is China's largest trading partner and China is the EU's third. 

"It was vital for China and Europe to acknowledge our respective concerns and come forward with real solutions," she added.