Von der Leyen says EU not in trade war with China

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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is campaigning for a second term as head of the commission. Photograph: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Europe is not in a trade war with China but still needed to reduce the risks associated with being overly dependent on the global power, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said. Ms von der Leyen, who is campaigning for a second term as head of the commission, was critical of China “flooding” the European market with artificially cheap products. “I don’t think that we are in a trade war...We are de-risking...