Europe’s Hardening Viewpoint Toward China

The EU is starting to hold Beijing accountable for its internal and external actions when the US won’t

European Council President Charles Michel talks during an online press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, background, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel following an EU-China virtual summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 14, 2020. Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP

Commentary

As the Chinese regime continues to treat the world like it treats its own citizens, the European Union is stepping up to confront Beijing. If not a new role, it is certainly a new level of engagement for the EU against the regime’s appalling oppression of its people.