European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa are meeting with Chinese leaders in Beijing. Thursday's EU-China summit is an opportunity to "both advance and rebalance our relationship", von der Leyen said hours before talks began.

A summit between China and the European Union (EU) has kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, with leaders set to discuss issues ranging from trade conflict to the war in Ukraine.

As the European Union struggles to curb China's unfair trade practices, are tougher tactics needed to cut the €400 billion trade deficit? The odds of a breakthrough to resolve trade frictions at this week's EU-China summit in Beijing appear slim after China cut the planned two-day talks to a single day.