Choppy waters as Europe navigates China-US rivalry

Summary Europe loses in world of rising trade curbs US policy on China may impact Europe – EU paper European officials eye U.S. 2024 election closely Oct 4 (Reuters) – At a World Trade Organization event in September, former British prime minister Gordon Brown voiced out loud the fear that has quietly started to echo in the halls of power across Europe. “Europe does not want to end up squeezed between America and China, either a Chinese colony or an American colony,” he said of a scenario in which rivalry between China and the United States could lead to a…