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Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU’s post-coronavirus Marshall Plan must have a focus on improving its digital economy ǀ View A Marshall Plan for today's economy should invest in technology, promote digital free trade, and align its industrial strategy with allies such as the US and Japan to resist the growing economic and security threats posed by China. 14/05/2020
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Now playing Next China COVID-19 'has exposed fundamental tensions' between EU and China Former Australia PM Kevin Rudd says the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental EU-China tensions. 08/05/2020
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Now playing Next World How much influence has China had on the coronavirus pandemic? Freedom of speech is not some leftist nonsense, says Filip Jirous, if it had existed in China, COVID-19's impact on the world would not have been as damaging. 24/04/2020
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