Europe Looks for Ally to Check China as Trump and Covid Recede
- EU leaders seek a reset when Biden visits Brussels in June
- Trans-Atlantic allies will try to move past trade disputes
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With Donald Trump in the rear-view mirror and the continent turning the corner in its Covid vaccination campaign, the European Union is looking past its slate of crises and charting its path in a world profoundly changed by the pandemic. And it’s looking to rekindle an old friendship.
In an overture to President Joe Biden, the EU this week sent the White House a proposed joint statement to smooth over recent conflicts and give a boost to the trans-Atlantic alliance to confront China and Russia.