What would a Trump victory mean for EU-China relations?

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The EU has said it wants to de-risk relations with Beijing, but could the bloc face more pressure to toughen its stance if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week?

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00:00The EU and U.S. agree on one thing, to ensure that China does not dominate the market for

00:12new technologies and green energy.

00:15However, their approaches differ.

00:19Washington favors decoupling, while Brussels prefers de-risking.

00:25Could the U.S. presidential election change the game?

00:55Neck and neck, Democrats and Republicans will continue the technological battle of

01:11the world's two leading economies for control over production chains and markets.

01:16Only their methods differ.

01:51On the contrary, Washington sees Beijing as a competitor to its declining hegemony.

01:56So while the U.S. has sought to decouple from China, the European Union does not want to

02:00cut off its links with the Asian giant because their supply chains are too intertwined.

02:08The 27 have, however, hardened their tone.

02:11They plan to introduce a surtax on electric vehicles from China and have launched an investigation

02:16into Chinese subsidies for solar panel manufacturers.

02:22In case of an escalation of the U.S.-China relations, the tension between these two countries,

02:29the U.S. would definitely come down hard on Europe for decoupling, leaving the moderates

02:39a relatively more moderate de-risking strategy in favor of a very sharp decoupling from China,

02:47which I think Europe cannot afford.

02:52Faced with an unpredictable policy of Donald Trump towards Beijing, the EU and China are

02:57kept in the dark.

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