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Baerbock warns Europe against turning blind eye to tensions over Taiwan

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attends a news conference following talks with Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

Europe must not turn a blind eye to tensions between China and Taiwan because a military escalation in the region would be a "worst-case scenario" for the global economy, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday.

Speaking during a visit to China, Baerbock backed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who took a tougher stance than recently taken by French President Emmanuel Macron during a joint visit to Beijing, and also called for a de-risking of relations with China.

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