Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) attend the EU-China Summit in Brussels, Belgium June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and China warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday he was making a major error by withdrawing from the Paris climate pact, but the pair failed to agree a formal climate statement because of divisions over trade.
Speaking alongside Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the EU's Donald Tusk said efforts to reduce pollution and combat rising sea levels would now continue without the United States. But a spat on trade and steel production underscored the differences in a sometimes difficult EU-China relationship.
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