EU tells China to prove investment deal is worthwhile

Monday's (14 September) EU-China summit would have been the highlight of the German EU presidency's foreign affairs efforts.

Originally it was planned to take place in Leipzig, where German chancellor Angela Merkel would have brought together the 27 EU leaders and Chinese president Xi Jinping for the first time. Traditionally, only the Chinese prime minister participates in the EU-China summits, and with top EU officials.

But the pandemic changed plans.

In the videoconfer...