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Politico (24 July 2025)

Karl Mathiesen, Koen Verhelst and Jordyn Dahl

EU leaders winged their way back from Beijing Thursday, clutching a precious and rare win — a joint agreement with China to fight global warming.

This is a good thing since the rest of the summit was, quite frankly, a bust.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the climate statement a “big step forward … our cooperation can set a global benchmark.” 

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