00:01For the first time since 2017, Donald Trump visits
00:05China.
00:05China is China.
00:06China.
00:07China.
00:08Yeah, I think you got it.
00:10Meeting Xi Jinping to discuss Iran, nuclear weapons, trade and AI.
00:14The self-styled dealmaker arrives with a weakened hand.
00:18Because let me tell you, you don't have the cards.
00:20And between the increasingly unpopular Iran war at home
00:23and domestic courts striking down his tariffs,
00:26Trump needs a win.
00:28So your reporters started to wonder, what could this mean for Europe?
00:33Alright, first, the security bargain.
00:37Xi Jinping wants a signal that Washington is stepping back from Taiwan.
00:40And if Trump treats the island's security as a bargaining chip
00:44to secure China's help in ending the war in Iran,
00:47he might hollow out Europe's own strategic commitments in the Indo-Pacific.
00:52And Trump is also under pressure to relax chip exports' controls
00:56for quick business deals.
00:58And if he treats away this edge,
01:00Washington and Beijing will set the global standards for AI alone,
01:04with Europe becoming just a rule-taker, not maker.
01:08And finally, there is the trade squeeze.
01:10European firms are already struggling to compete with cheap Chinese goods at home.
01:15So if Trump relaxes tariffs, the flood of cheaper electronic vehicles and steel
01:20might result in European exporters losing their competitive advantage in the US
01:25to the same Chinese rivals that are already flooding European shores.
01:29And speaking of trade, let's not forget Trump has given the EU a deadline until the 4th of July
01:35to finalize a new US-EU trade deal or face 25% tariffs on cars.
01:42And in Brussels, the center-right EPP group is rushing to settle,
01:46as a weekend Trump could turn his attention towards Europe next.
01:50However, socialists are standing firm, insisting that European legislation
01:55will not be shaped by threats on social media.
01:59Huh, and it's a cliché to say that the Chinese word for crisis,
02:03Wei Qi, is translated as a danger and opportunity.
02:07And while Wei is indeed danger,
02:10a better translation for Qi is a crucial point.
02:14And it seems that for Europe that crucial point is happening now.
02:18To be continued...
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