The European Commission filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday against what it said was China's "unfair and illegal" practice of setting worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents without the patent owner's consent.

EU, German and Chinese leaders took turns defending global cooperation in Davos on Tuesday as the spectre of new trade wars looms following Donald Trump's return to the White House. It was probably Scholz's last speech in Davos as chancellor ahead of German elections next month.

Donald Trump has vowed to hit the EU with tariffs and said his administration is discussing imposing an additional 10% tariff on goods imported from China from 1 February. You can also read our weekly mortgage and savings guides,

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc should "engage constructively" with China, despite rising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels.

The European Union is debating whether to drop a sensitive trade investigation against China over alleged coercive activity targeting Lithuania, a prospect that’s frustrated officials in Washington, where the incoming Trump team sees it as capitulation to Beijing.

Attacks on underwater cables in strategic areas connecting telecommunication lines and power sources in Asia and Europe are suspected to be coordinated attacks by China and Russia.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that Washington will impose tariffs on the European Union and that his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese

WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump yesterday vowed to hit the EU with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being sent from China to the US via Mexico and Canada.

Potential meeting between American, Chinese presidents may take place in near future, though relations to stay fragile, confrontational, experts say - Anadolu Ajansı

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing imposing a 10% tariff on goods imported from China on Feb. 1 because fentanyl is being sent from China to Mexico and Canada.

With the China-EU relationship entering its 50th year and US president-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House on January 20, how Europe's China policy will evolve has garnered great attention.