BRUSSELS: The European Union holds a virtual summit with China on Friday amid increasing alarm over Beijing's growing proximity to Moscow and its reluctance to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold the videoconference with EU leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, carrying through on an annual exercise that was skipped last year as tensions simmered.

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