Of course, the European Union (EU) will not respond to the Chinese president Xi Jinping, who on Friday, April 11, the visit of the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, urged the block to “resist together” the “unilateral coercion” of Againston. In the current context, the EU has no interest in doing so.
It is true that the United States remains an ally of the 27 Member States, even today, while the EU has seen China as a “partner, competitor and systemic rival” since 2019. “There will be no changes. Our strategic interests will approach those of said A.” Diplomatic. However, the protectionist offensive of the US president, its management of the Ukrainian war with Moscow, not to mention the risk that Washington loses interest in the security of Europe, has even convinced the countries more oriented to the transatlantic.
Neverberthes, the EU should not get too close to Beijing. Washington, involved in an incessant commercial war with China, would not necessarily appreciate it. It would be a “loser commitment” for Europeans, equating to “cut their own throat,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Besent, on April 9, with Sánchez’s visit in mind. “If we get involved in China’s game, we catch ourselves in the climbing of tariffs,” said a European diplomat.
He has 74.74% of this article to read. The rest is only for subscribers.
]
