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    On rare visit, Xi Jinping tries to rescue China’s relationship with Europe

    by Ned Temko May 09, 2024 3 minutes

    The visual contrast was striking: Spring sunshine bathed Paris when Chinese leader Xi Jinping last visited Europe five years ago. This week, he touched down for summit talks with President Emmanuel Macron under a cloak of gray cloud and drizzle.

    But it’s the change in Europe’s political weather that will most concern China.

    For years, amid its escalating trade battles with the United States, Beijing has been able to count on its other key Western trading partner, the 27-nation European Union, to steer clear

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