Transatlantic TakeRearranging its relationship toward China is one of the most crucial geostrategic challenges the European Union faces. However, despite their unanimous support of the EU’s China Strategy published last March, member states are still fairly divided on the desired approach to Beijing. While French President Emmanuel Macron strongly advocates the EU’s information and technological sovereignty, countries like Greece, Hungary, and Italy are enthusiastic supporters of China’s geostrategic Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and hope that they will be rewarded with lucrative investment and trade opportunities in return. Others, like Poland, carefully navigate the stormy waters between security cooperation with …read more
