Xi seeks to defuse China-EU tensions over trade imbalance

First in-person summit in years comes as Italy heads for Belt and Road exit

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met leaders of two top European Union institutions on Thursday, aiming to smooth over relations after Brussels warned that it has "tools" to correct a chronic trade imbalance.

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