China-EU investment deal: Xi Jinping and European leaders set for final push to seal agreement

HONG KONG, Jan 2 (SCMP): Chinese President Xi Jinping and top European Union leaders are expected to clear the last remaining hurdles to a landmark investment deal in a phone conversation on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to join the call alongside Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, the presidents of the European Council and Commission, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the preparations.