US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday 25 June that the United States had agreed to launch a dialogue with the EU on China, following a proposal made by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell (see EUROPE 12506/7).
“We have accepted the proposal of the High Representative, Josep Borrell, to create an EU/US dialogue, a new mechanism to discuss concerns we have about the threat that China poses to the West and our shared democratic ideals”, he explained as part of a discussion at the German Marshall Fund.
He hoped that this dialogue could be kicked off as soon as possible and “within the next few weeks”, depending on travel possibilities.
Mr Pompeo said that the form of the mechanism was not yet decided, but he was confident that it would improve knowledge-sharing regarding the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party and any subsequent taking of action. “On our side, will work to make sure there is an exchange of facts and then create a set of proposals for things we can do together”, he promised. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)