
BEIJING/BRUSSELS -- Chinese and European Union leaders on Monday called for a revamp of the World Trade Organization to safeguard the multilateral trade system, a sign of Beijing's efforts to ingratiate itself with the bloc amid trade tensions with the U.S.
European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing for the 20th China-European Union summit. The EU officials also spoke that evening with Chinese President Xi Jinping.