Published on: 07/11/2025 - 20:00

After negotiations between American president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, a deal removes the prospect of a trade war between these two countries. But this agreement is not necessarily favorable to the Europeans. The European Union is the first trading partner of a China which does not share its geopolitical analyses. It supports Russia against Ukraine and tries to seduce Africa and Latin America and certain European countries at the expense of the EU.

China even went further by directly threatening our economies by announcing at the beginning of October that it was toughening its tone on rare earths, these metals essential to many of our industries. Overall, our economies are suffering from the massive influx of Chinese products and intensive dumping.

Confident of its strength, Beijing even opens the door to a free trade agreement with the Europeans. So, does the European Union have the means to regain its independence from China?

Program prepared by Isabelle Romero, Perrine Desplats, Oihana Almandoz and Agnès Le Cossec.

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