Reeling from Trump rebukes, Europe weighs deeper ties with China

Uhm, no thanks? Maybe fuck the ccp?

“It is precisely because most European decision-makers realize the necessity of strategic autonomy that they have made it clear that they must strengthen cooperation with China,” said Yan Xuetong, dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University, to The Paper, a Shanghai-based news site.

Maybe I am a bit slow today, but it is not clear to me why "the necessity of strategic autonomy" makes it clear "they must strenghten cooperation with China" ... Oh, wait, the dean of Tsinghua University in China told that to a Shanghai-based news site ...

This if from AP (American Press) about what China wants, this is not reporting on what EU wants:

Now, locked in a trade war with Washington that may be prolonged, Beijing sees the 27-nation bloc as a desirable partner in blunting the impact from Trump’s tariffs and to maintain its strong global position.