Charles Michel, president of the European Council, will meet the Chinese leader at a time of tension over European and US relations with Beijing.
After a decade of cooperation, central and eastern Europe increasingly sees China as a threat.
Why a new Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China of MPs from 11 countries is a step in the right direction.
Far from doing their job to promote EU values, research shows EU officials are complacent in their dealings with China.
The EU has declared China a ‘systemic rival’ – but this is shortsighted.