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The European Commission unveiled several measures intended to counter Chinese economic and political influence among EU members Wednesday as concerns grow over Chinese espionage and trade dominance.
To further independence from China, the EU will have to actively seek out instances of covert influence and develop alternative supply chains and processing capacity for necessary material, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen said in a State of the Union speech Wednesday. The subversive threat China poses to European democracy includes influence and disinformation campaigns at EU universities and dominance over processing of critical minerals, she said.
“Many of us have taken democracy for granted for too long. Especially those, like me, who have never experienced what it means to live under the fist of an authoritarian regime,” Von der Leyen said.
Von der Leyen announced a “Defense of Democracies” initiative to counter social and political interference from foreign autocracies that “target” EU countries and “undermine” EU values.
