SINGAPORE - Chinese President Xi Jinping went to Europe this week with two main goals: stabilising China-EU relations, and dividing Europe. He ended his trip on May 10 with neither achieved.
Beijing had hoped that the European Union could be a ballast in the face of increasing unpredictability and hostility from the United States, which is revving up for elections in November, during which candidates could vie with each other in taking a hard line on China.
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