EU-China relations under strain as controversial investment deal ‘put on ice’

European trade chief says agreement is suspended due to sanctions against Beijing

Angela Merkel and Xi Jinping
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and China’s leader Xi Jinping
(Image credit: Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)

The European Commission has put on hold plans to ratify an investment agreement with China amid tit-for-tat sanctions between Brussels and Beijing.

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