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Pompeo: US, EU Should Confront China Together

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   U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on the United Statesand
   the European Union to cultivate a shared understanding of China in
   order to create an effective resistance strategy to Beijing's
   increasing economic power.

   The remarks, made Thursday at an event hosted by the German Marshall
   Fund, came as Pompeo announced his intent to join EU foreign policy
   chief Josep Borrell in Europe this month for discussions concerning
   China.
   Via video link, Pompeo emphasized the bilateral nature of the actions,
   stating that "this isn't the United States confronting China, this is
   the world confronting China."

   The EU has previously expressed concern over China's alleged predatory
   trade practices and alleged intellectual property theft but has stopped
   shy of joining Washington in a trade war.
   Instead, the bloc has attempted to forge a middle path, mitigating
   trade relations while hesitating to escalate tension.

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