BEIJING (AP) – European leaders demanded a more balanced relationship with China at a summit with President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital on Thursday.

They highlighted trade in their opening remarks, calling for concrete progress to address Europe’s yawning trade deficit with China.

The EU, meanwhile, has concerns about a looming trade battle with the United States.

“Europe is being very careful not to antagonize President Trump even further by looking maybe too close to China, so all of that doesn´t make this summit easier,” said Fabian Zuleeg, chief economist of the European Policy Center. “It will be very hard to achieve something…

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