China and EU to hold talks on Tuesday as sanctions, Aukus and Lithuania throw up complications


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Top diplomats from the European Union and China will hold official talks on Tuesday, sources in Brussels and Beijing said, as swirling geopolitical headwinds continue to gather pace. The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell is expected to lead talks, along with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi by video link, sources said. European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans will meet Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng. The 11th “strategic dialogue” between the two powers comes at a delicate moment. Certain quarters of the EU – especially France – are reeling after being omitted from the nascent Aukus security pact between Australia, Britain, and the...