The European Union’s trade chief Maros Sefcovic intends to visit China at the end of March, according to people familiar with the plan. It will mark his first trip to Beijing as commissioner for trade and economic security and comes after a maiden visit last week to Washington,

Come on, you can’t wage a trade war against both China and Europe at the same time. I hope I convinced him,” Macron said. He emphasized that the U.S. should prioritize imposing tariffs on China, warning that simultaneously worsening trade relations with Europe could be against Washington’s interests.

French President Emmanuel Macron is due to inform European Union leaders about his recent talks with US President Donald Trump via video conference on Wednesday. The conference is mainly intended to prepare for the special EU summit on Thursday next week.