EU, China plan summit in March, Borrell saysAFP, BREST, FranceThe EU and China are planning to hold a summit in late March, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Friday amid concerns over a Chinese blockade of Lithuania’s exports. It will give me a chance to travel to China to prepare for it,” Borrell announced after an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brest, France. The last EU-China summit took place via videoconference in June 2020 between the presidents of the EU institutions and Chinese leaders. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks at a news conference with French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, not pictured, in Brest, France, on Friday. The summit “will be an important moment to see where we are in our relations with China.

Source: Taipei Times January 15, 2022 23:59 UTC