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China tries to smooth ties with EU as it anticipates shift in US foreign policy

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China is ramping up efforts to smooth ties with the European Union in the wake of the U.S. elections.

A top Chinese official and state media maintain that improved ties are in the interest of both Brussels and Beijing .

China hopes to stabilize trade relations with the EU as it prepares for potential tariffs that Trump has vowed to impose on Chinese products once he takes office.

Common ground possible, some say While European analysts say the effect of China 's attempt to weaken the trans-Atlantic relationship may be limited, some Chinese experts say if Trump imposes high tariffs against products from China and European countries, Beijing and Brussels may find more common ground. "I think Trump would impose tariffs against both China and the EU , so this may provide both sides an opportunity to reconcile the bilateral relationship," Zhou Bo , a senior fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in China , told VOA by phone..

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