China and the European Union are seeking ways to confront US
President
Donald Trump’s belligerence on trade during a high-level dialogue today
Monday, June 24th, in addition to settling their differences on
investment restrictions.
Read more: EU and China to meet and discuss ways of dealing with Trump’s tough trade tariffs | South China Morning Post
“The elephant in the room is Trump and his view
on the global trade order. This issue will eclipse everything else,”
said Jan Weidenfeld, analyst of Europe-China relations at the Mercator
Institute for China Studies. “Both sides are under pressure to avoid a
public spat, which would dilute their ability to signal to the Americans
that they’re not happy.
“We are there – we are having a very frank
conversation now, and we would be having a much franker discussion if we
didn’t have all the trouble with the US administration.”
“China and Europe are facing the common challenge of US actions in trade
and multilateral institutions, which gives them more room to
cooperate,” said Cui Hongjian, director of the Department for European
Studies at the China Institute of International Studies.
Read more: EU and China to meet and discuss ways of dealing with Trump’s tough trade tariffs | South China Morning Post
