MERICS Media Workshop: The EU-China summit 2023 in Beijing

On December 7 and 8, 2023, an in-person EU-China summit took place in Beijing for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Charles Michel met China's President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. At our media briefing ahead of the summit, our experts shared their insights.

Speakers:

• Abigaël Vasselier, Director Policy & European Affairs
• Grzegorz Stec, Analyst in the MERICS Brussels office
• François Chimits, Brussels-based Analyst in the Economics Research Team

Moderator:

• Claudia Wessling, Director Communications and Publications