Von der Leyen and Michel sing same song to a different tune at EU-China summit

At a press conference following their meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen showed their customary discomfort alongside one another. Each looked straight ahead while the other spoke and neither referred to or even acknowledged the other. But for all the awkwardness, they delivered exactly the same message about the European Union's relationship with China, the imbalance of trade, the necessity of "de-risking" and the need for Beijing to get into line with the western powers on Ukraine. It was the same song they have been singing for months, apparently oblivious to…