Merkel: Europe, China Need to Find Common Ground, EU Values Must Be Balanced With Economic Interests

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On Sunday, the Financial Times outlined a draft European Commission plan for a post-Trump America and Europe to refresh their alliance and refocus their efforts to curb the “strategic challenge” said to be posed by China’s “growing international assertiveness”. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that Europe will have to find a “balance” between the promotion of its democracy and human rights values and the economic interests of doing business with China. “We must define our own European interests, and this includes common ground [with China] on foreign policy, on economic policy and digital policy and many more,” Merkel said,...