A planned meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Maros Šefčovič and his Chinese counterpart was cancelled on Friday, as the European Commission opted for expert-level talks to defuse tensions over Beijing's rare-earth export controls, which EU leaders are calling economic coercion.

The get-together will be held both online and in person in Brussels, as the Commission has been under pressure since Thursday night from the 27

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