China tries to smooth ties with EU as it anticipates shift in US foreign policy

Taipei, Taiwan  —  China is ramping up efforts to smooth ties with the European Union in the wake of the U.S. elections, with a top Chinese official and state media maintaining that improved ties are in the interest of both Brussels and Beijing. As countries worldwide try to anticipate what President-elect Donald Trump’s victory might mean for U.S. foreign policy, analysts say the push by Beijing appears aimed at driving a wedge between the EU and the United States. “Beijing is trying to exploit current uncertainty regarding the future of transatlantic relations to ensure that the EU distances itself from

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