EU charts third way on US China push despite transatlantic love fest says envoys

Ministers reportedly stayed silent when US urged unity against China

Despite a friendly transatlantic atmosphere in Brussels, EU leaders appeared to avoid an immediate, unified response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call to “push back on China together.” Two senior envoys who attended the talks said there was no direct reaction from ministers when Blinken argued for strength in unity, highlighting the EU’s “third way” approach toward both Washington and Beijing.