The three, along with 26 other other signatories signed the "Bletchley Declaration" at the AI Safety Summit in Britain on Wednesday

The move will likely be announced at a summit with the US, which had asked Brussels to move against Chinese steel producers

The Belgian security service is monitoring Alibaba’s operations, with scrutiny on software systems that collate sensitive data and the need for the group to share information with Chinese authorities

A survey has revealed business confidence among foreign company chiefs in China’s private sector is at an all-time low

Germany’s economy minister said the country’s carmakers are “afraid” of retaliation from Beijing over potential EU duties targeting Chinese electric vehicles

The bloc's trade commissioner, on a four-day trip to China, says the EU must protect itself, citing a $426bn trade deficit with Beijing

The sweeping deal aims to link South Asia and the Middle East to help the flow of energy and trade from the Gulf to Europe

The Chinese electric vehicle outfit’s president said the firm is aiming to take on European automakers on their home turf

A think tank study revealed that China's share of EU imports in some sectors had risen as much as, or more, in 2020-2022 than they had in the preceding 10 years

Italy signed up to the BRI four years ago under a previous government, becoming the only major Western country to have taken such a step

The 64-page document, published on Thursday, was unflinching in its appraisal of Beijing's increasing assertiveness and "unfair practices”

On Tuesday, the EU voiced concerns over China's planned curbs on exports of some gallium and germanium products and expressed doubts that the move was related to national security