# Michel meets Xi Jinping in Beijing during the Ukraine war

Date: 2022

On 1 December 2022 [Michel](/people/charles-michel) met Xi in Beijing. The visit is a completed diplomatic act with contested welfare direction: trade continuity versus a weaker G7 line on Russia.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Industrial-Policy Activism: https://factrail.ai/drivers/industrial-policy-activism

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-michel-meets-chinas-xi-2022-12-01/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/12/01/remarks-by-president-charles-michel-after-his-meeting-with-president-xi-jinping/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-michel-china-visit-2022