Biden Wrings a Plan Out of a Reluctant Europe to Stand Up to China
- EU agrees to work with the U.S. to check China’s trade abuses
- U.S. says aircraft deal can be model for broader cooperation
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On his first overseas trip as president, Joe Biden’s plans for an international coalition that can stand up to Beijing are starting to come into focus.
The settlement on aircraft subsidies sealed Tuesday ahead of his talks with senior European Union officials in Brussels not only parks $11.5 billion of tariffs for the next five years, it also includes a commitment for the U.S. and the EU to tackle, together, “non-market practices of third parties” which could threaten Boeing Co. and its European rival Airbus SE.