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Wszystkie oczy zwrócone są na Pekin, dokąd prezydent USA Donald Trump przybył z szefami największych firm technologicznych. Podczas pierwszej od 2017 r. wizyty spotyka się z prezydentem Chin Xi Jinpingiem, a Bruksela z niepokojem czeka na rozwój wydarzeń.
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Wszystkie oczy zwrócone są na Pekin, dokąd prezydent USA Donald Trump przybył z szefami największych firm technologicznych. Podczas pierwszej od 2017 r. wizyty spotyka się z prezydentem Chin Xi Jinpingiem, a Bruksela z niepokojem czeka na rozwój wydarzeń.
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00:15Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
00:30And a war in the Middle East that has infuriated the Chinese, Donald Trump is in Beijing for tough talks
00:36with the Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:38We'll bring you the European lens on these talks.
00:41They come as Lebanon and Israel hold fresh meetings in the US as their latest ceasefire nears end.
00:48Meanwhile, despite murmurs from the Russian President this week that the full-scale war in Ukraine might end soon,
00:54Russia has been launching mass daytime drone and missile strikes against Ukraine.
00:59This as President Zelensky wraps up talks with NATO in Romania.
01:03Plus, foreign ministers from the Strasbourg-based human rights body, the Council of Europe,
01:08are gathering in Moldova today to adopt a political declaration on human rights and migration.
01:14NGOs fear, though, a watering down of fundamental rights and press freedom.
01:18But first, all eyes on Beijing, where Donald Trump is spending three days on his first visit since 2017.
01:25The US President is holding direct talks, of course, with the Chinese President at a time when the world is
01:30in turmoil
01:31over trade tensions, ongoing wars and the growing power of big tech.
01:36We can start by taking a listen to what the two leaders had to say when they missed.
01:45China and the United States can move beyond the so-called Thukiridis 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,
02:03building 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,
02:29I'm joined here in the studio by our US politics expert, that is Stefan Klobe.
02:33Stefan, good morning.
02:34Good morning, Maeve.
02:35Tell us more about this trip.
02:37What 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, Elon Musk among them.
03:06And he's seeking to strike deals with China to have them buy more American products from food to aircraft.
03:13Remember the trade war with 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, a 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 that are used for basically every tech product that
03:42has a battery.
03:43They control the critical supply lines, and they have invested heavily in green tech, in green energy.
03:51And that makes them suffer much less than other countries from 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 has led to a global energy crunch,
04:10sky-high oil prices and gas prices, and 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 to wade into this conflict
04:30that they consider entirely to Washington's making.
04:34Instead, Xi prefers to let the U.S. embroil itself in another Middle East war.
04:40So getting the Chinese to do something about Iran, that is probably Trump's biggest challenge here.
04:46OK, and meanwhile, of course, today in Brussels, the EU institutions are closed for the bank holiday,
04:50but they are keeping a close eye very nervously, Ishtef.
04:54Yes, indeed, Maeve.
04:55They are watching the summit from the sidelines because there's not much else they can do.
05:00And they are quite nervous because, really, they can't be optimistic about any outcome,
05:08as they risk being squeezed between superpowers, two superpowers, who don't care much about European interests.
05:15If Trump and Xi struck a tactical deal over what we call managed trade that would give the U.S.
05:24preferential access to rare earths, for example,
05:28that would leave Europe with shortages and trade restrictions that put a lot of pressure on European companies.
05:35That is about the nightmare scenario for the European Union.
05:39On the other hand, if U.S.-China trade relations further escalated and became a trade war,
05:46that could hit European industries through weaker demand, globally disrupt supply change and financial volatility.
05:56So, it's almost a lose-lose situation for the Europeans, Maeve.
06:00Okay.
06:00Shef and Kobe, thank you so much for that analysis.
06:03And as you heard there, an interesting takeaway from this visit is the fact that some of the most richest
06:08and most powerful tech companies in the world are also present.
06:12Our Jakob Janis has the low down.
06:15Hey, how's your first day?
06:17Because Donald Trump has just landed in Beijing for a summit that feels less like diplomacy
06:22and more like a Silicon Valley board meeting.
06:24He hasn't just brought officials.
06:27And one could say he has arrived with an AI cabinet to navigate high-stakes tech cold war.
06:32All right, so who's on the guest list and should Europe be worried?
06:38First, Elon Musk is there to protect Tesla's massive Chinese footprints
06:42and also his interest as head of ex-AI.
06:45And he's accompanied by Tim Cook, who is managing his final lab as Apple's CEO,
06:51balancing billions in sales with a shift of production away from China.
06:55And there is also the king of chips, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang,
06:59who joined at the last minute to lobby for the sale of powerful H200 AI chips,
07:04which are currently stalled by US and Chinese regulations.
07:08And joining them are the giants of the supply chain.
07:11Micron is there to fight Beijing's ban on American memory chips,
07:15while Qualcomm aims to protect its role as the primary chip supplier
07:19for China's biggest smartphone brands.
07:21And they are not just talking trade.
07:23They 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 what the AI industry looks like in practice,
07:34these CEOs provide the perfect picture.
07:37And that picture also highlights where Europe stands in the AI race.
07:42So if you're looking for a European OpenAI or Google, the news is grim.
07:47The continent lacks hyperscale giants.
07:50But hey, the news isn't all bad, as Europe is securing its own AI supply chain.
07:56And while superpowers fight over AI models,
08:00European firms like STMicroelectronics,
08:03Soitec and ASML provide the essential hardware to 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 to your favorite AI agent.
08:21Just remember, the answer might vary depending on whether you ask Elon Musk's Grok
08:27or Francis Mistral.
08:33That was Jakob Janis, of course, reporting for us there.
08:36And now to take a closer look at what's at stake for the EU,
08:39we can bring in Michael Bloss, a German MEP from the Green Party.
08:43MEP is working very closely on EU-China relations.
08:46We're thrilled to have you with us.
08:47Good morning.
08:48And of course, we're hearing, you know, Donald Trump saying,
08:51we're the two superpowers, referring 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
09:05that it is not sitting at the table
09:07when the two superpowers speak about very important things
09:11that is also determining Europe's face.
09:15So they're shaking hands over the heads of European leaders.
09:21And we have to understand that only when Europe speaks with one voice,
09:28when we are better coordinating in our China policy,
09:31but also in our US policy, we can have an influence.
09:34Well, that is the issue.
09:35You said Europeans are not around the table
09:37and everyone says if you're not on the table,
09:38you're clearly on the menu.
09:40How can the EU and the 27 countries survive in this world
09:44where Washington and Beijing are cutting deals over Europe's head
09:47and neither obviously caring about the climate,
09:50the environment or 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.
10:02But it's really, Europe is squeezed as it was said already.
10:05There is a trade war with the US happening.
10:10But also, if we look at our trade relations with China,
10:14this has really turned around now.
10:16There is a trade deficit of 360 billion euros.
10:22So the question is for us,
10:25how do we get more autonomy and more sovereignty?
10:29And I think the answer is, as I said already,
10:32speaking with one voice, it's very difficult,
10:35especially looking at the member states
10:37and China is doing this divide and conquer policy.
10:44But it also means, for instance,
10:46with regards to energy imports,
10:50energy policy becoming sovereign
10:53by producing our own energy.
10:56And second, I think also rare earth.
10:58Europe is absolutely dependent
11:00for all its technology on rare earth.
11:02And also here, we have to diversify
11:04and not become,
11:05not being so dependent on China.
11:07And of course, Donald Trump
11:09is a very transactional president.
11:11How could deals being struck this week
11:13in Beijing impact negatively European industry?
11:19Yeah, it was already said,
11:21when there is better relationships
11:22between the US and China,
11:26that can result in less market access,
11:30for instance, from the EU to the Chinese market.
11:36However, I think I want to also discuss
11:39another policy area, which is security.
11:43I think that's also very important
11:45and it's interesting or, well,
11:49that there is a risk
11:50that the US is less focused on Taiwan.
11:57And we see that the main security risk
12:00for Europe currently is Russia's attack on Ukraine.
12:04We heard that tonight and yesterday,
12:08there was this massive drone attack.
12:09And China is supporting Russia in this.
12:14If China would pull the plug
12:16on the war of Russia against Ukraine,
12:20that would really help us.
12:22But it seems that they are more
12:23entering into some kind of
12:28imperialist policies.
12:30and that's really also a problem for Europe.
12:33Okay, Michael Bluss,
12:33thank you so much for waking up early
12:35on this Thursday bank holiday
12:37for joining us here live on Europe Today.
12:39I'm moving on to Bucharest
12:41where NATO Secretary General
12:42Marco Lütze joined talks
12:44with the so-called B9 countries,
12:46mostly from the east.
12:47The idea was to beef up
12:48defence technologies.
12:50It comes as the US announced
12:51that 5,000 troops, excuse me,
12:54could be withdrawn from Germany
12:56over European countries' refusal
12:57to join the war in Iran.
12:59Our NATO correspondent,
13:01Shona Murray, has the scoop
13:02and joins me now here on set.
13:04Good morning, Shona.
13:05Just first, tell us about these meetings.
13:07Well, the B9 meeting was in Bucharest,
13:10which is the central European countries
13:11like Romania, Hungary,
13:14Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and so on.
13:17And they were also joined
13:18by the Nordic countries,
13:19Sweden, Denmark, Finland and so on.
13:21Also, President Zelensky was there
13:23and Mark Rutte,
13:24Secretary General of NATO.
13:25So it was an important meeting
13:26to discuss European security
13:27and joint drone production.
13:28But Mark Rutte,
13:30the Secretary General,
13:30was also asked about this rift
13:32with Donald Trump
13:33that's ongoing with NATO.
13:34He said NATO allies
13:35have gotten the message over Iran.
13:37But not quite true
13:38because if you look at Trump's message
13:40yesterday to reporters,
13:41he said that NATO
13:42was very disappointing to 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 that's ongoing.
13:51But lots of sources
13:52I've spoken to said
13:52that really Donald Trump
13:53is trying to distract
13:54from what is not
13:55very successful war in Iran.
13:57And meanwhile,
13:58of course,
13:58Shona,
13:58you have some exclusive
14:00information about these plans
14:01of the US to withdraw troops
14:02from Germany.
14:03Tell us more.
14:03So this is really interesting,
14:04because as we know,
14:05the US announced 5,000 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
14:13was confirmed to me
14:14by 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 problem
14:26when it comes to
14:27NATO's troop force
14:28within Europe.
14:30Now, take a listen
14:31to Mark Rutger,
14:32the Secretary-General of NATO,
14:33when he was asked
14:33about this yesterday.
14:35When you look at
14:36the US presence in Europe,
14:37it is still vast and massive.
14:40And there is a clear commitment
14:41between the United States
14:42to stay involved.
14:43We know that we are
14:44investing now more in 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.
15:03And that's Mark Rutger
15:03and he's 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,
15:16the opposite is the case.
15:17A whole 4,000 troop,
15:19it's a replenishment troop
15:20or brigade
15:21will now not be sent
15:22to Poland,
15:23which will obviously
15:23be very difficult for 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 and defence plan.
15:41So it looks like
15:41this issue
15:42has been somewhat resolved
15:44for the betterment
15:45of everybody,
15:46including US-NATO relations.
15:48Okay.
15:49Shona Murray,
15:49our NATO correspondent,
15:50thank you so much
15:51for that very comprehensive
15:52analysis.
15:53But now to another story
15:55that's making the rounds
15:56here in Brussels.
15:57The EU has stopped short
15:59of heeding a petition
16:00by over 1 million Europeans
16:02about banning
16:03unscientific conversion therapy,
16:05designed, of course,
16:05to change people's identity
16:07and sexual orientation.
16:08The UN is calling
16:10for a worldwide ban.
16:12Our EU correspondent,
16:13Angela Scudgin,
16:14spoke exclusively
16:15to the EU Commissioner
16:16for Equality,
16:17Hadjil Abib.
16:17Yeah, it's a torture
16:20and it's a physical
16:22and psychological harassment
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
16:33these practices.
16:34And these young citizens
16:36who gather
16:371 million signatures
16:38succeed
16:39to create awareness.
16:41we've launched
16:42a study
16:43and 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
16:53took the decision
16:54in their legislative,
16:57national 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
17:05the path.
17:06And by taking
17:07this recommendation,
17:09we take a very
17:10strong stance.
17:11We need to see
17:12these practices
17:14banned
17:14in our union.
17:16But 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
17:24to put on them?
17:24By exchanging
17:25best practices.
17:26So 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.
17:35I mean,
17:35Germany has taken
17:36this bold step,
17:38Belgium,
17:40Spain,
17:41many countries
17:41and three countries
17:43at least
17:44are
17:46monitoring,
17:47are willing
17:49to take
17:49this kind
17:50of decision.
17:52And
17:53I think
17:54we need
17:55to create
17:55more awareness.
17:56because frankly
17:58speaking,
17:59I met many
17:59ministers
18:00and a lot
18:01of them
18:01are not aware
18:02of what
18:03are these
18:03practices about.
18:05What happens
18:06if a member state
18:06does not
18:07accept this
18:08recommendation?
18:09What follows
18:10from the side
18:11of the commission?
18:12It's non-binding.
18:14This is a path
18:15that we choose
18:17because we
18:19didn't want
18:19to take
18:22decades
18:23of discussions
18:24like we are
18:25doing with
18:26equal treatment
18:27directive.
18:28So we prefer
18:29to build on
18:29the goodwill,
18:31on awareness
18:31and on the fact
18:32that if we need,
18:33if we still
18:34believe that our
18:36union is a union
18:37of freedom,
18:38of expression,
18:39of equality,
18:40we need to ban
18:41these practices.
18:46and the
18:47government
18:48is a
18:49and the
18:49and in case
18:52you missed it,
18:53former French
18:53president Nicolas Sarkozy,
18:55he's back in the news
18:56again as French prosecutors
18:58are seeking a seven-year
18:59prison sentence for him
19:00for allegedly accepting
19:01illegal campaign
19:02contributions from the
19:04late Libyan
19:05dictator.
19:05A verdict is expected
19:07on November 30th.
19:08You can read more
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