French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday to ensure more balanced trade with Europe, but the Chinese leader showed little sign of being ready to offer major concessions.
Xi arrived in Europe for the first time in five years, at a time of growing business tensions that include the European Union investigating Chinese industries such as electric vehicle exports, while Beijing probes mostly French-made brandy imports.
NTD spoke with Daniel Lacalle, professor of global economics at IE Business School, for his perspective.
