Cora Jungbluth (@corajungbluth.bsky.social)

This contribution shows that Europe could indeed learn from China - and to some extent the US - how to advance de-risking: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

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While the US and China decouple, the EU and China deepen trade dependencies Pandemic-era shortages and rising geopolitical tensions have fueled calls in recent years for the United States and the European Union to “decouple,” or at least greatly reduce their dependence on imports, from China. All three of the world's largest trading regions are pursuing policies to diversify the sources of their imports, both as a hedge against natural supply disruptions and to reduce vulnerability to economic coercion. https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2024/while-us-and-china-decouple-eu-and-china-deepen-trade-dependencies