EU must correct China economic ties before it’s too late: Josep Borrell

The European Union’s top diplomat has labelled China as a “new empire” on a par with Russia, calling on the bloc’s members to “correct” economic imbalances with Beijing before it is “too late”. Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, made the assessment in two opinion pieces in French and Spanish publications on the weekend, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in France on his European tour. The remarks also come just a fortnight before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend a summit hosted by...