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The EU and China are stumbling into a trade war

The chances of a trade war between the European Union and China are far higher than most Europeans realise. In the corridors of Brussels, insiders have theories to explain this calm. One involves a Trump effect: political and business leaders spend too much time reacting to provocations from Donald Trump and his team. Chinese bullying is discreet. If Xi Jinping shared his darkest thoughts on social media, more leaders might realise that, compared with America, China is a more urgent threat.

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