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01:39have to say when they meshed.
01:45China and the United States can move beyond the so-called Thukididi's trap
01:49and set a new example in bilateral relations between major powers.
01:54We can work together to address global challenges, injecting stability to the world,
01:58and we can improve the well-being of our peoples and the shared future of humanity,
02:02building a good future for our bilateral relations.
02:09We've had a fantastic relationship.
02:11We've gotten along.
02:12When there were difficulties, we worked it out.
02:15On behalf of all of the great delegation that we have,
02:18we have the greatest businessmen, the biggest, and I guess the best in the world.
02:23And they're here today to pay respects to you and to China.
02:26And now for some analysis on this visit, I'm joined here in the studio by our U.S. politics expert,
02:32that is Stéphane Courbet.
02:33Stéphane, good morning.
02:34Good morning, Maeve.
02:35Tell us more about this trip.
02:36What exactly should we be looking out for?
02:39Well, Maeve, they have started their talks already.
02:42We don't know the detailed agenda,
02:44but they're expected to discuss a whole range of thorny issues,
02:48the core of which is trade.
02:51And Trump himself, just before his departure,
02:53said that he'll be talking about trade with Xi Jinping more than anything else.
02:58Now, Trump is flanked by 17 CEOs of big American corporations,
03:03Elon Musk among them,
03:06and he's seeking to strike deals with China
03:08to have them buy more American products from food to aircraft.
03:12Remember the trade war.
03:14with China that Trump started has sent the bilateral trade into freefall
03:20and forced companies from both sides of the Pacific to regroup.
03:24Now, the Chinese side wants a more balanced economic relationship,
03:30a more stable relationship,
03:32and they seem to have the better cards.
03:34They are sitting on most of the world's rare earth reserves
03:38that are used for basically every tech product that has a battery.
03:43They control the critical supply lines,
03:46and they have invested heavily in green tech,
03:50in green energy.
03:51And that makes them suffer much less than other countries
03:54from the current energy crunch
03:58and the recent spike in oil prices due to the war in Iran.
04:03And this is where Trump's problems start.
04:05The Iran war that he triggered more than two months ago
04:07has led to a global energy crunch,
04:10sky-high oil prices and gas prices,
04:13and plummeting approval ratings at home.
04:15So he doesn't seem to have a strategy to end the war in Iran.
04:21And now he wants the Chinese to help him find a diplomatic solution.
04:25But so far, Beijing has shown very little interest
04:28to wade into this conflict that they consider entirely to Washington's making.
04:34Instead, Xi prefers to let the U.S. embroil itself
04:38in another Middle East war.
04:41So getting the Chinese to do something about Iran,
04:44that is probably Trump's biggest challenge here.
04:46Okay. And meanwhile, of course, today in Brussels,
04:48the EU institutions are closed for the bank holiday,
04:50but they are keeping a close eye very nervously.
04:54Yes, indeed, Maeve.
04:55They are watching the summit from the sidelines
04:58because there's not much else they can do.
05:00And they are quite nervous
05:03because, really, they can't be optimistic about any outcome
05:08as they risk being squeezed between superpowers,
05:12two superpowers who don't care much about European interests.
05:16If Trump and Xi struck a tactical deal
05:19over what we call managed trade
05:23that would give the U.S. preferential access
05:26to rare earths, for example,
05:27that would leave Europe with shortages
05:30and trade restrictions
05:32that put a lot of pressure on European companies.
05:35That is about the nightmare scenario for the European Union.
05:39On the other hand,
05:40if U.S.-China trade relations further escalated
05:45and became a trade war,
05:46that could hit European industries
05:49through weaker demand,
05:51globally disrupt supply change
05:54and financial volatility.
05:56So, it's almost a lose-lose situation
05:59for the Europeans, Maeve.
06:00Okay.
06:00Shef and Kobe, thank you so much for that analysis.
06:03And as you heard there,
06:04an interesting takeaway from this visit
06:06is the fact that some of the most richest
06:08and most powerful tech companies in the world
06:10are also present.
06:12Our Jakob Janis has the loading.
06:15Hey, how's your first day?
06:17Because Donald Trump has just landed in Beijing
06:20for a summit that feels less like diplomacy
06:22and more like a Silicon Valley board meeting.
06:24He hasn't just brought officials
06:26and one could say he has arrived with an AI cabinet
06:29to navigate high-stakes tech cold war.
06:32All right, so who's on the guest list
06:34and should Europe be worried?
06:38First, Elon Musk is there
06:39to protect Tesla's massive Chinese footprint
06:42and also his interest as head of XAI.
06:45And he's accompanied by Tim Cook
06:47who is managing his final lab as Apple's CEO,
06:51balancing billions in sales
06:52with a shift of production away from China.
06:55And there is also the king of chips,
06:57NVIDIA's Jensen Huang,
06:59who joined at the last minute
07:01to lobby for the sale of powerful H200 AI chips,
07:04which are currently stalled
07:06by US and Chinese regulations.
07:08And joining them are the giants of the supply chain.
07:11Micron is there to fight Beijing's ban
07:13on American memory chips,
07:15while Qualcomm aims to protect its role
07:17as the primary chip supplier
07:19for China's biggest smartphone brands.
07:21And they are not just talking trade.
07:24They are discussing the new age of AI-supported warfare
07:27and the risk of China copying American frontier models.
07:31So if you ever wondered
07:32what the AI industry looks like in practice,
07:34these CEOs provide the perfect picture.
07:37And that picture also highlights
07:39where Europe stands in the AI race.
07:42So if you're looking for a European OpenAI or Google,
07:45the news is grim.
07:47The continent lacks hyperscale giants.
07:50But hey, the news isn't all bad,
07:53as Europe is securing its own AI supply chain.
07:57And while superpowers fight over AI models,
07:59European firms like STMicroelectronics,
08:02Soitec and ASML provide the essential hardware
08:06to build them.
08:07And this bet is on strategic autonomy.
08:10The idea that you don't need to outspend the superpowers
08:13if you control the tools that drive the race.
08:16Huh, but will it be enough?
08:18Well, you can always ask this question
08:20to your favorite AI agent.
08:21Just remember,
08:23the answer might vary depending on whether
08:25you ask Elon Musk's Grok
08:27or Francis Mistral.
08:33That was Jakob Janis, of course,
08:35reporting for us there.
08:36And now to take a closer look
08:37at what's at stake for the EU,
08:39we can bring in Michael Bloss,
08:40a German MEP from the Green Party.
08:43And MEP is working very closely
08:45on EU-China relations.
08:46We're thrilled to have you with us.
08:47Good morning.
08:48And of course, we're hearing,
08:49you know, Donald Trump saying,
08:51we're the two superpowers,
08:53referring to the US and China.
08:54So where does that leave the European Union?
08:56Sandwich somewhere in the middle.
09:00That's true.
09:01It is a moment where Europe has to realize
09:04that it is not sitting at a table
09:07when the two superpowers speak about
09:10very important things
09:11that is also determining Europe's face.
09:15So they're shaking hands
09:18over the heads of European leaders.
09:21And we have to understand
09:23that only when Europe speaks
09:26with one voice,
09:28when we are better coordinating
09:29in our China policy,
09:31but also in our US policy,
09:32we can have an influence.
09:34Well, that is the issue.
09:35You said Europeans are not around the table
09:37and everyone says,
09:38if you're not on the table,
09:38you're clearly on the menu.
09:40How can the EU
09:42and the 27 countries survive
09:43in this world
09:44where Washington and Beijing
09:45are cutting deals
09:47over Europe's head
09:47and neither obviously caring
09:49about the climate,
09:50the environment
09:50or privacy issues?
09:54Well, it seems that we have to realize
09:57that it's difficult to survive
09:59if we're not speaking with one voice.
10:01But it's really a European squeeze
10:04that was said already.
10:05There is a trade war
10:08with the US happening.
10:10but also if we look at
10:11our trade relations
10:12with China,
10:14this has really turned around now.
10:16There is a trade deficit
10:18of 360 billion euros.
10:22So the question is for us,
10:25how do we get more autonomy
10:27and more sovereignty?
10:29And I think the answer is,
10:32as I said already,
10:33speaking with one voice,
10:34it's very difficult,
10:35especially looking at
10:36the member states
10:37and China is doing this divide
10:40and conquer policy.
10:44But it also means,
10:45for instance,
10:46with regards to energy imports,
10:50energy policy,
10:51becoming sovereign
10:53by producing our own energy.
10:56And second,
10:57I think also rare earth.
10:58Europe is absolutely dependent
11:00for all its technology
11:01on rare earth.
11:02And also here,
11:02we have to diversify
11:04and not become,
11:05not being so dependent on China.
11:07And of course,
11:08Donald Trump is a very
11:09transactional president.
11:11How could deals
11:11being struck this week
11:13in Beijing
11:13impact negatively
11:15European industry?
11:18Yeah,
11:19it was already said
11:20when there is
11:22better relationships
11:22between the US
11:23and China
11:26that can result
11:27in less market access,
11:30for instance,
11:31from the EU
11:32to the Chinese market.
11:36however,
11:37I think
11:38I want to also discuss
11:39another policy area,
11:41which is security.
11:43I think that's
11:44also very important
11:45and it's
11:46interesting
11:47or
11:48well,
11:49that there is a risk
11:50that the US
11:51is
11:52less
11:55focused on Taiwan.
11:56and we see
11:58that
11:58the main security
12:00risk for Europe
12:01currently is
12:02Russia's attack
12:03on Ukraine.
12:05We heard that
12:06tonight
12:06and yesterday
12:08there was this
12:08massive drone attack
12:09and China
12:10is supporting
12:12Russia in this.
12:14If China
12:14would pull
12:15the plug
12:16on
12:16the
12:17war
12:18of Russia
12:19against Ukraine,
12:20that would really
12:21help us.
12:22but it seems
12:23that they are
12:23more entering
12:24into some
12:25kind of
12:27imperialist
12:29policies
12:30and that's
12:31really also
12:31a problem
12:32for Europe.
12:32Okay,
12:33Michael Bluss,
12:33thank you so much
12:34for waking up
12:35early on this
12:36Thursday bank holiday
12:37for joining us
12:38here live
12:38on Europe Today.
12:39I'm moving on
12:40to Bucharest
12:41where NATO
12:41Secretary General
12:42Marco Lütze
12:43joined talks
12:44with the so-called
12:44B9 countries,
12:46mostly from the east.
12:47The idea was
12:48to beef up
12:48defence technologies.
12:49It comes as the US
12:51announced that
12:525,000 troops
12:54could be withdrawn
12:55from Germany
12:56over a European
12:57country's refusal
12:57to join the war
12:58in Iran.
12:59Our NATO correspondent
13:01Shona Murray
13:01has the scoop
13:02and joins me now
13:03here on set.
13:04Good morning Shona,
13:05just first tell us
13:06about these meetings.
13:07Well the B9
13:08meeting was in
13:09Bucharest,
13:09which is the central
13:10European countries
13:11like Romania,
13:12Hungary,
13:14Lithuania,
13:15Latvia,
13:16Estonia and so on
13:17and they were also
13:17joined by the Nordic
13:18countries,
13:19Sweden,
13:19Denmark,
13:20Finland and so on.
13:21Also President
13:22Zelensky was there
13:23and Mark Rutte,
13:24Secretary General
13:24of NATO.
13:25So it was an important
13:25meeting to discuss
13:26European security
13:27and joint drone
13:28production.
13:29But Mark Rutte,
13:29the Secretary General
13:30was also asked
13:31about this rift
13:32with Donald Trump
13:33that's ongoing
13:33with NATO.
13:34He said NATO allies
13:35have gotten the message
13:36over Iran,
13:37but not quite true
13:38because if you look
13:38at Trump's message
13:40yesterday to reporters,
13:41he said that NATO
13:42was very disappointing
13:43to me,
13:44NATO was not there
13:45when we wanted them,
13:46we don't need NATO
13:47but if we need them
13:48they just weren't there.
13:49so you can see
13:50that's ongoing
13:50but lots of sources
13:52I've spoken to
13:52said that really
13:53Donald Trump
13:53is trying to distract
13:54from what is not
13:55very successful war
13:56in Iran.
13:57And meanwhile of course
13:58Shona,
13:58you have some
13:59exclusive information
14:00about these plans
14:01of the US
14:01to withdraw troops
14:02from Germany.
14:03Tell us more.
14:03So this is really
14:04interesting Maeve
14:05because as we know
14:05the US announced
14:065,000 troops
14:07were withdrawn
14:08from NATO territory
14:09in Germany.
14:10What I heard
14:11over the last few hours
14:12and late last night
14:13it was confirmed
14:13to be by a NATO person
14:15was that instead
14:16of removing the 5,000
14:17a 4,000 troop brigade
14:19that was due to be sent
14:20from the United States
14:21to Poland
14:22has been cancelled.
14:23So in effect
14:24there's no net
14:26problem when it comes
14:27to NATO's troop force
14:28within Europe.
14:30Now take a listen
14:31to Mark Rutte
14:32the Secretary-General
14:32of NATO
14:33when he was asked
14:33about this yesterday.
14:35When you look
14:36at the US presence
14:37in Europe
14:37it is still vast
14:38and massive
14:40and there is
14:40a clear commitment
14:41between the United States
14:42to stay involved.
14:43We know that we are
14:44investing now more
14:45in Europe.
14:45We have always known
14:46that the United States
14:47over time
14:48has to pivot more
14:49towards Asia
14:50so we are all
14:52in this all together
14:55and obviously
14:56it is a sovereign decision
14:57of the United States
14:58where they will
14:59bring their troops
15:00how they will do that
15:01but we do this
15:01in close consultation.
15:02Now that's Mark Rutte
15:03and he is not necessarily
15:05answering the question
15:06and this is interesting
15:07because in Poland
15:08over the past few weeks
15:09after that announcement
15:10Polish media
15:11was speculating
15:13that these troops
15:13could go from Germany
15:15to Poland.
15:16In fact the opposite
15:16is the case.
15:17A whole 4,000 troop
15:19it is a replenishment
15:20troop or brigade
15:21will now not be sent
15:22to Poland
15:23which will obviously
15:23be very difficult
15:24for them
15:24but essentially
15:25there is no net effect
15:27to NATO's troop force
15:28within US troop forces
15:30within NATO
15:31and I did get
15:31a confirmation on this
15:33from a NATO military official
15:34who said
15:36NATO rotational forces
15:38do not factor
15:39into NATO's
15:39deterrence
15:40and defence plan
15:41so it looks like
15:41this issue
15:42has been
15:43somewhat resolved
15:44for the betterment
15:45of everybody
15:46including US
15:47NATO relations.
15:48Okay,
15:49Seana Murray
15:49our NATO correspondent
15:50thank you so much
15:51for that very
15:51comprehensive analysis
15:53but now
15:53to another story
15:55that's making the rounds
15:56here in Brussels
15:57the EU has stopped
15:58short of heeding
15:59a petition
15:59by over 1 million
16:01Europeans
16:02about banning
16:03unscientific conversion
16:04therapy
16:05designed of course
16:05to change people's
16:06identity
16:07and sexual orientation
16:08the US
16:09or the UN
16:09excuse me
16:10is calling
16:10for a worldwide ban
16:12our EU correspondent
16:13Angela Scugin
16:14spoke exclusively
16:15to the EU commissioner
16:16for equality
16:17Hadjul Abib
16:17Yeah,
16:19it's a torture
16:20and it's a physical
16:22and psychological
16:23harassment
16:24that could lead
16:24to a deep depression
16:26or suicide
16:28and that's why
16:30we need really
16:31to react
16:32and to combat
16:32these practices
16:34and these young citizens
16:36who gather
16:37one million signatures
16:38succeed
16:39to create awareness
16:41we've launched
16:42a study
16:42and we are going
16:44to organize
16:45to put into a place
16:46a forum
16:46for discussion
16:47between member states
16:49between the commission
16:50already eight member states
16:52took the decision
16:54in their legislative
16:56national legislation
16:58to ban these practices
16:59but we need
17:00to see all of them
17:02and we are going
17:03to encourage them
17:04and to show the path
17:05and by taking
17:07this recommendation
17:09we take a very strong stance
17:11we need to see
17:12these practices
17:13banned
17:14in our union
17:15but you just highlighted
17:17that eight member states
17:18have banned this
17:19how are you going
17:19to convince
17:20the other dozens
17:21that haven't done
17:22this so far
17:22what pressure
17:23are you going
17:23to put on them?
17:24By exchanging
17:25best practices
17:27so we will show
17:28first of all
17:28that it is possible
17:29to ban
17:30no matter
17:31what is
17:32your political
17:33architecture
17:34I mean
17:35Germany has taken
17:36this ball step
17:37Belgium
17:40Spain
17:40many countries
17:41and three countries
17:43at least
17:44are
17:46monitoring
17:47are willing
17:49to take
17:49this kind
17:50of
17:51decision
17:51and
17:53I think
17:54we need
17:55to create
17:55more awareness
17:56because
17:57frankly speaking
17:59I met many ministers
18:00and a lot of them
18:01are not aware
18:02what are these
18:03practices about
18:04what happens
18:06if a member state
18:06does not
18:07accept this
18:08recommendation
18:08what follows
18:10from the side
18:11of the commission
18:12it's non-binding
18:13this is a path
18:15that
18:15we choose
18:17because
18:18we didn't want
18:19to take
18:20you know
18:23decades
18:23of discussions
18:24like we are
18:25doing with
18:26the equal
18:26treatment
18:27directive
18:27so we prefer
18:29to build on
18:29the goodwill
18:30on awareness
18:31and on the fact
18:32that if we need
18:33if we still believe
18:34that our union
18:36is a union
18:37of freedom
18:38of expression
18:39of equality
18:40we need to ban
18:41these practices
18:46Angeles Goutens
18:47there
18:48speaking to the
18:48Belgian EU
18:49Commissioner
18:49Hadja Labbi
18:50and in case
18:52you missed it
18:52former French
18:53President Nicolas Sarkozy
18:54he's back
18:55in the news
18:56again
18:56as French prosecutors
18:58are seeking
18:58a seven year
18:59prison sentence
19:00for him
19:00for allegedly
19:01accepting
19:01illegal
19:02campaign
19:02contributions
19:03from the late
19:04Libyan dictator
19:05a verdict
19:06is expected
19:07on November
19:0730th
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