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Judging the EU by the standards of nation-states like the US and China misunderstands the nature of European foreign policy and underestimates its ability to make the most from nuance in a world of black-and-white polarisation (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Why a cacophony of EU voices on China is a good thing

Henry Kissinger used to complain he didn't know who to call in Europe in a time of crisis. Xi Jinping may have the opposite problem. Judging by the number of visits of European officials in recent weeks, Beijing will have to make multiple phone calls to understand the EU's position in an emergency.

Within two weeks, China welcomed the leaders of Spain and France, the president of the EU Commission, and the foreign minister of Germany (a fifth visit, by the EU's foreign policy chief Jose...

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Dr Angelos Chryssogelos is senior lecturer in politics at London Metropolitan University and research associate of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the official think-tank of the centre-right European People's Party.

Judging the EU by the standards of nation-states like the US and China misunderstands the nature of European foreign policy and underestimates its ability to make the most from nuance in a world of black-and-white polarisation (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Dr Angelos Chryssogelos is senior lecturer in politics at London Metropolitan University and research associate of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the official think-tank of the centre-right European People's Party.

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