Chaillot Paper Warns of Europe's Lag in Critical Raw Material Independence from China (iss.europa.eu)

• EU lags in critical raw material supply diversification
• Chaillot Paper proposes allied industrial bloc to counter China
• Tim Rühlig comments on Trump-Xi summit outcomes

"The EU Institute for Security Studies' Chaillot Paper by Joris Teer warns that Europe is falling behind in reducing its dependence on China for critical raw materials. Despite setting ambitious local production targets and designating strategic projects, the EU has not implemented policies to make these financially viable against China's state-sponsored competition. The paper proposes creating an 'allied industrial bloc' rather than relying on 'trading partners' to reduce exposure. The analysis was cited by Euronews, EUNews, and Italy Post."