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Would Europe pivot to China in Trump’s tariff war?
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At the Munich Security Conference in February, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a fundamental rethink of Sino-European relations.
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BRUSSELS/CHONGQING – The temptation is obvious: As their security and trade relations with the US are torn to shreds by President Donald Trump, some European leaders are calling on their continent to pivot towards China, partly as a hedge against an old ally that can no longer be trusted, and partly because both China and Europe continue to voice their support for global, open trade.
That’s the logic behind Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s visit to Beijing on April 11, his third such trip in less than two years and the first by any European leader since Mr Trump slapped his trade tariffs.
