The EU is refusing to sign a joint declaration on climate proposed by China at a planned summit this month, unless Beijing pledges greater efforts to cut its emissions. Today, my colleagues report on the internal EU divisions over how to respond to Donald Trump’s trade demands as his deadline for a deal looms,

China has imposed reciprocal curbs on imports of medical devices from the European Union, pointing to rising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels. Companies based in the 27-member bloc are barred from selling to the Chinese government if the procurement value is more than 45 million yuan,