Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden makes a joint statement with European Council President Donald Tusk ahead of a meeting at EU Council headquarters in Brussels on February 6, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman
NBC: U.S. struggles to unite democratic European allies against China
Allies "see the Americans being confrontational with China and they don't believe Europe can afford to be quite so confrontational," a former U.K. diplomat says
LONDON — The way President Joe Biden tells it, China poses a unique challenge to Western democracy that requires a unified response from the United States and its traditional allies.
How have some of America's key European allies responded to this era-defining clash? Meh.
Where the White House adopts a bullish tone, some European countries try to walk a far more delicate line. They have criticized China over human rights, but also expressed eagerness to continue cultivating its lucrative trade opportunities — all the while adopting neutral language on the intensifying geopolitical maelstrom between Washington and Beijing.
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WNU Editor: The EU has imposed some measures against China. But it is a fraction of what they are capable of doing. Europe is more focused on trade and investment opportunities.
