The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, advocated, on Thursday 30 March, for a relationship with China based on risk reduction, and not decoupling.
“Our relationship with China is one of the most intricate and important anywhere in the world. And how we manage it will be a determining factor for our future economic prosperity and national security”, she explained in a speech delivered at the invitation of the think tanks EPC and Merics.
“Defining a European...