EU trade chief heads to China for prickly talks amid EV and de-risking disputes

European Union trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis touches down in China on Friday on a mission to debunk and defuse.

A swirling row over electric vehicles and Chinese anxiety over the EU’s de-risking plans are high on the agenda of a four-day tour of Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou that will mark Dombrovskis’ first trip to China in three years as head of arguably the most powerful branch of the European Commission.