China proposes an alliance with the European Union to battle against Trump's trade policies

Reuters

• China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump's trade policies.
• Senior Chinese officials proposed an alliance between the two economic powers and offered to open more of the Chinese market in a gesture of goodwill.
• But the European Union, the world's largest trading bloc, has rejected the idea of allying with Beijing against Washington.

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BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump's trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.

In meetings in Brussels, Berlin and Beijing, senior Chinese officials, including Vice Premier Liu He and the Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, have proposed an alliance between the two economic powers and offered to open more of the Chinese market in a gesture of goodwill.

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