China’s Xi warns top EU officials not to engage in confrontation due to different political systems

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Open this photo in gallery: Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, attends the 24th EU-China summit, in Beijing, on on Dec. 7.DARIO PIGNATELLI/Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned top EU officials that China and Europe should not view each other as rivals or engage in confrontation due to their different political systems, in the first in-person China-EU summit in four years. During the meeting to discuss issues ranging from trade imbalances to Ukraine, Xi also said China is willing to make the European Union a key economic and trade partner, and to co-operate on science and technology, including...