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Jorge Liboreiro

Ursula von der Leyen's return as China hawk shuts down talk of diplomatic reset

Summer has arrived in Brussels with a new trend: the doves are out, the hawks are in.

After weeks of telegraphing signs towards a diplomatic rapprochement with China, or at least a thaw, Ursula von der Leyen made an abrupt volte face at the G7 summit with a broadside attack against Beijing's "pattern of dominance, dependency and blackmail" vis-à-vis its trading partners, including the European Union and the United States.

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