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European Union international coverage chief Josep Borrell addresses a video press convention in Brussels on April 22, 2020. | Olivier Hoslet, Po
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Europe has been “slightly naive” in its relationship with China however its method is turning into extra lifelike, stated EU international affairs chief Josep Borrell.
China is as a lot an financial associate as it’s a “systemic rival that seeks to advertise an alternate mannequin of governance,” Borrell advised France’s Le Journal du Dimanche in an interview printed Sunday. He added that as a result of each China and the EU promote multilateralism, it places them “on the identical facet.” However this doesn’t suggest they share the identical understanding of world governance, particularly in instances of disaster.
“We Europeans assist efficient multilateralism with the United Nations on the centre,” the excessive consultant on international affairs stated. “China, however, has a selective multilateralism that wishes, and relies on, a distinct understanding of the worldwide order.”