What does “de-risking” trade with China mean?
Europe wants to reduce its exposure to, but not decouple from, the country
AT THEIR SUMMIT in Hiroshima on May 20th, the leaders of the G7 group of rich democracies talked about “de-risking” their economic ties with China, but not decoupling from it. The same phrase appeared in an important speech by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commision, in March. What does “de-risking” mean?
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