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Hustles (not muscles) to win over Brussels

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On Thursday, Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (VDL) in Beijing.

It was VDL's first China visit as Commission chief, and first in-person meeting with Xi.

Good cop, bad cop: VDL traveled with French President Emmanuel Macron, who's been vocal ab...