Europe’s incoherent ‘China threat’ posture is a threat to itself

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Europe’s incoherent ‘China threat’ posture is a threat to itself

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The European Union has issued a position paper accusing China of increasing security threats and challenging the global order, linking Beijing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and asserting concerns over behavior in the South China Sea. The EU views this as a critical long-term strategic challenge impacting European and Indo-Pacific security.

The China threat has landed in Brussels. A new European Union position paper accuses Beijing of amplifying security threats, posing “a critical long-term strategic challenge” and reviving “sphere-of-influence logic” to reshape the global order. Beijing is cast as an enabler of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while its “assertive behaviour” in the South China Sea threatens European and Indo-Pacific security, stability and prosperity. The document, “Common Understanding: The Threats and Challenges...

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