European governments breathed a sigh of relief in October when the US and China sealed a fragile trade truce that paused more sweeping Chinese rare earth restrictions and papered over a Sino-Dutch row over chipmaker Nexperia.
Now, however, the European Union is being urged to come up with a battle plan should the ceasefire fail or expire.
A spike in superpower tensions could expose the EU to Chinese export controls, potentially pulverising its military support for Ukraine, its own efforts to…
Europe urged to ‘learn to fight for itself’ in case US-China truce collapses

