Von der Leyen: EU must rebalance -- de-risk, not decouple -- with China

In light of China’s efforts to remake the international order in its likeness, the European Union must recalibrate its relationship with Beijing by strengthening domestic production in key areas, better utilize existing trade instruments, develop new defensive tools and align with allies including G7 and G20 partners, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. In a speech to the Mercator Institute for China Studies and the European Policy Centre, von der Leyen broadly outlined the challenges the...