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US to demand EU pulls away from China in return for cutting tariffs (www.irishtimes.com)
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The United States will seek to force the European Union to choose between the US and China on trade, according to briefings circulated to senior ministers and officials after Tánaiste Simon Harris’s meeting in Washington last week with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick.

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 9 points 5 days ago

I'd rather have China. At least we know with them where we're at and we don't trust them, nor haven't we for a long time. The US seemed trustworthy, but now they are showing their true colors. Europe needs to diversify. Trade with China, India, and Africa.