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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the EU had much in common with the US but that it differed on China policy, after a video summit with the EU’s 27 leaders and US President Joe Biden. Biden is looking to rebuild ties frayed by former president Donald Trump and the US — hoping to forge a front against the rising power and influence of China — is keen to enlist the EU.

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