E.U. leaders are in Beijing to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with China, but they have major disagreements over trade and Russia’s war against Ukraine.

At a tense summit in Beijing marking 50 years of EU-China ties, European leaders urged President Xi Jinping to pressure Russia into ending its war in Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is said to have called for an "essential" rebalancing of trade ties with China during a tense summit on Thursday with President Xi Jinping, saying ties stood at an "inflection point".