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Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Europe should avoid past pitfalls when dealing with China Beijing has deployed a variety of tactics in the past to undermine EU unity on China. These red flags should compel EU leaders to approach it with a healthy dose of realism while minding past lessons from dealing with the East, especially Russia, Soňa Muzikárová writes. 12/06/2023
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