Source: China – South China Morning PostWhen Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to European Council President Charles Michel in October, he voiced Beijing’s backing for the European Union’s push for “strategic autonomy”.At a time of rising China-EU tensions, Xi said he hoped the EU would pursue the direction, while also “distinguishing right from wrong”.Strategic autonomy is the idea that the EU should be able to operate independently across all fronts, including in defence, and Beijing sees it as a check on the influence of the…Read More