BRUSSELS—The European Union set out a formal strategy on Thursday to boost its presence in the Indo-Pacific and counter the Chinese regime’s rising influence, pledging to seek a trade deal with Taiwan and to deploy more ships to keep open sea routes.
The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell insisted the strategy was also open to China, particularly in areas such as climate change, but diplomats told Reuters that deeper ties with India, Japan, Australia, and Taiwan were aimed at limiting Beijing’s power.
