EU leader Ursula von der Leyen urges states to begin economic de-risking from China or face trouble


European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has warned the EU’s 27 member states to get moving with de-risking economic ties with China or prepare for their businesses to be steamrollered by unfair Chinese competition.

During two pointed speeches in Berlin on Thursday, von der Leyen painted a bleak picture of bilateral relations, with few notes of optimism, as she prepares to travel to Beijing next month for the EU-China Summit.

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