The EU’s “multifaceted” approach to China remains valid for the time being, the EU foreign ministers decided at their meeting in Luxembourg on Monday 17 October: Beijing is a systemic partner, competitor and rival. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, insisted that China was becoming “a more and more tough competitor”.
The High Representative presented a report to ministers prepared by the European External Action Service (EEAS) on the state of...