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EU's Kallas: China is increasingly weaponizing economic ties for political gains

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

Posted on December 15, 2025

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BRUSSELS, ‌Dec 15 (Reuters) - ‍China ‌is increasingly weaponizing economic ⁠ties ‌for political gains, European Union ⁠foreign policy chief Kaja ​Kallas said on Monday, ‌following ⁠meetings between the bloc's foreign affairs ​ministers.

"Today ministers discussed how we can better ​deploy ‍our trade ​arsenal to strengthen Europe's resilience. No European country can match China ⁠on its own," Kallas ​said.

(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Andrew Gray ‌and Inti Landauro;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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