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Podcast: Brussels Sprouts
Episode: Trump's Trade Talks and Europe with Liz Economy and Mikko Huotari
Description: President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping on October 30, 2025, ended with a temporary truce between the two leaders. While this may be good news for the U.S.-China relationship in the short term, no formal comprehensive trade agreement followed, and any number of issues could derail the delicate truce. Europe has long sought to balance its ideological opposition to China with the desire for pragmatic trade and diplomatic relations.Â
This week on Brussels Sprouts, while European nations have largely aligned with the United States in restricting trade with China, could the...