Since a phase one trade deal between China and the US was signed, various concerns have emerged in Europe, overshadowing China-Europe cooperation. Many economists in the continent think the China-US agreement will impair the "multilateral trade order" and be "harmful for Europe," The Washington Post on Saturday quoted Gabriel Felbermayr, president of the Germany-based Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Some European enterprises have even appealed to EU policymakers to "toughen their approach to China to secure a level playing field for European businesses," Reuters reported Friday. Such worries are completely ... (full story)