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Trump’s Tariffs Push Europe Closer to China

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid in November 2018.

Photographer: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

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Looking back, the high point of Europe’s recent relations with China was probably the signing of a comprehensive agreement on trade and investment in 2020.