Xi heads to Portugal as China's influence worries EU partners

Xi heads to Portugal as China's influence worries EU partners

LISBON: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Portugal Tuesday (Dec 4) for a two-day visit to strengthen ties, amid concern in some EU capitals over China's growing influence on the continent.
EU offers Portugal 80-billion-euro bailout

EU offers Portugal 80-billion-euro bailout

Europe offered Portugal Friday an 80-billion-euro ($115 billion) bailout, but set tough conditions as it bid to draw a line under a destabilising debt crisis.