(ANSA) - ROME, APRIL 25 - "The EU and China have fundamental differences, destined to persist in the immediate future and should not be swept under the carpet". The president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the other representative Josep Borrell wrote in a letter dated 21 April - disclosed by Politico.ue - sent to the leaders of the 27, together with the report for the European Council in which it is noted that Beijing " continued the authoritarian turn ". "The US has confirmed its intention to re-engage in multilateral institutions and work closely with allies and partners, including China," they added. "That hand extended to the harvest." Four months after the trade agreement signed between China and the European Union, this EU report released by Politico.eu points out that Beijing has taken "a more resolute line" in the past two years. "It has continued its authoritarian turn with a further closure to internal political space, has increased social controls and pressure in Xinjiang and Tibet. China has also expressed fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong." And this, continues the analysis addressed to the leaders of the 27 member states, "can only have a negative impact on relations between the EU and China".analysis aimed at the leaders of the 27 member states, "can only have a negative impact on relations between the EU and China".analysis aimed at the leaders of the 27 member states, "can only have a negative impact on relations between the EU and China".
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