CORRECTED-EU's von der Leyen calls for China to ensure responsible tariff response

BRUSSELS, April 8 (Reuters) - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Tuesday for China to ensure a negotiated solution to problems caused by the sweeping import tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

In a phone call with China's Premier Li Qiang, von der Leyen "stressed the responsibility of Europe and China, as two of world's largest markets, to support a strong reformed trading system, free, fair and founded on a level playing field," her office said in a statement.

Both politicians discussed setting up a mechanism to track possible trade diversion caused by the tariffs, von der Leyen's office said, as the EU fears China will redirect cheap exports from the U.S. to Europe.