chinese president xi jinping after france is a mad woman called told him to respect the unity of the e.u. atala say china is picking off one european country after the next undercutting business tenders and pitting them against each other she calls it positive competition and says the two trading blocs need to overcome suspicions at the same time he signed one of the biggest deals ever for european playmaker. hundreds of aircraft worth tens of billions of dollars but what does beijing want in return that's what european leaders are trying to figure out in which she and paris seeking to boost relations with china while putting pressure over its trade practices.