"Macron and von der Leyen to hold talks with Xi Jinping"

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen are set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss the Ukraine war and the trade relationship between the European Union and China. Macron is expected to play the "good cop" while von der Leyen is seen as the "bad cop from Brussels". The joint trip is an attempt to show unity among European leaders and prevent China from exploiting potential cracks in Europe's alliances. The leaders represent different strands of European thinking on China, but they are expected to work together to draw a clear red line and lay out the consequences of China overstepping it.