"Which is not to say that we have to systematically align ourselves with Washington's positions on Beijing ... we need to find our own position," he said. "At the turn of the summer I will present a report to the European Council together with the Commission analyzing our relationship with China, to see if it is necessary to review the current strategy."
But he said he wouldn't be recommending a Trump-style "economic disconnect" with China. "Regardless of whether we have very different views on the Hong Kong or the Uyghur cases, [that] is something that is beyond our intentions and contrary to our interests," he said in comments reported by the Catalan newspaper El Periodico.
French commentator Wang Longmeng said the Chinese government would likely continue to use economic incentives to woo the E.U., which has been criticized by rights groups over its limp response to human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. But he said the E.U. would be increasingly locked in to defending its core values alongside its allies.
But he said he wouldn't be recommending a Trump-style "economic disconnect" with China. "Regardless of whether we have very different views on the Hong Kong or the Uyghur cases, [that] is something that is beyond our intentions and contrary to our interests," he said in comments reported by the Catalan newspaper El Periodico.
French commentator Wang Longmeng said the Chinese government would likely continue to use economic incentives to woo the E.U., which has been criticized by rights groups over its limp response to human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. But he said the E.U. would be increasingly locked in to defending its core values alongside its allies.
