Europe is torn on China because it is simultaneously a partner for cooperation on climate and renewables, an important market for exports, and a source of foreign direct investment, but also a competitor advancing so quickly it's overwhelming Europe by selling into non-American markets as a result of US-China tariff wars.

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Matthias Matthijs

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Europe is torn, right? When it comes to when it comes to China. On on the one hand it is a partner for cooperation... But at the same time, China is advancing so quickly that it's now, I mean, overwhelming Europe

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Nathalie Tocci and Matthias Matthijs: Are Europe and the United States Finally Heading For Divorce?Foreign Affairs
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:08:35 PM

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