Interview: Europe's China Strategy Between US Tariff Pressure and Rare Earth Export Controls (visegradinsight.eu)

• Interview with Noah Barkin at Europe Future Forum 2025.
• Context: EU under pressure from US tariffs and Chinese rare earth controls.
• First question addresses Trump's call for 50-100% NATO tariffs on China.
• Full transcript and podcast accessible via Visegrad Insight.

"In an interview recorded at the Europe Future Forum 2025, Visegrad Insight editor Staś Kaleta speaks with Noah Barkin, Senior Advisor in Rhodium Group's China practice and Visiting Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund. Barkin discusses Europe's uncertain strategy toward China as the EU faces simultaneous pressure from US tariff demands and Chinese rare earth export controls. The published transcript opens with a question about whether Trump's proposal that NATO allies impose 50-100 percent tariffs on Beijing could become reality. The introduction notes that after Trump began his second term, Europe experienced economic coercion rather than unity. The full conversation is available as a podcast."