Inconclusive – will EU leaders miss the chance to get tough on China?
<div><img width="600" height="400" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-600x400.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-2048x1364.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>The first draft of the communique that will be issued after next week's EU leaders' summit does not mention China despite fears of an EU-Sino trade war.