The joint visit by Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen to Beijing is highlighting tensions in Europe and shows that consensus on how to handle China is hard to maintain
the speaker of America’s House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, in Los Angeles on April 5th. China has threatened “resolute counter-measures”. It hasn’t elaborated, but when the last speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taiwan in August, China fired missiles over the island and simulated a blockade.
In 2019 the European Commission declared China a “systemic rival”, as well as a partner and competitor. A shift towards viewing China warily has since accelerated, especially in eastern and central European countries where China has failed to deliver promised economic benefits. Most are now aligning closely with America as a result of the war in Ukraine.
At the same time, with protests over his pension reforms continuing at home, Mr Macron faces more pressure to secure a meaningful Chinese commitment on Ukraine. It would need to go beyond a simple expression of opposition to nuclear threats or attacks, as Mr Xi conveyed to Mr Scholz.
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