Europe can’t decide how to unplug from China
We calculate the continent’s exposure to the Asian power
How should Europe handle China? The continent is trying to decide. After decades of pursuing trade, Europeans are pondering how much to decouple. Their closest ally, America, wavers between China-bashing and war talk on the one hand, and de-escalation and partial detente on the other. Individual European countries struggle to agree with each other.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Why unplugging is so hard”
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