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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

EU softens China strategy by adopting ‘de-risking’ approach

Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen said ‘diplomatic de-risking’ was central to the bloc’s approach. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

EU leaders have launched a policy towards China of “de-risking”, a softening of its unofficial “decoupling” approach that reflects concerns over the economic damage of cutting off the world’s second-biggest economy or trade wars.

The decision was agreed swiftly at a summit of leaders in Brussels after the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, went into the summit having built a meeting among the 27 member states.

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