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China warns EU over sanctions, industrial policy

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China’s strategic patience re: the EU is showing signs of strain. First, on April 17, China’s commerce ministry (MofCom) warned of retaliation if the EU moves forward with proposed cybersecurity regulations that would exclude Chinese tech products from EU markets (Xinhua). Then, on April 24, MofCom ...



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