Brussels — The European Union must back Ukraine against Russia for as a long as it takes and persuade the United States that its strategic interests in China are tied up in the outcome of the war, the woman nominated as the bloc’s top diplomat for the next five years said Tuesday.

The incoming EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, wants the European Union to take a tougher stance on China for supporting Russia in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Without China's support to Russia,

China and the European Union should address their disagreements and form a united front against a "triumphant" Donald Trump, said a former chief of the World Trade Organization, calling the incoming US president a threat to global trade.

China may embrace greater stimulus, bolster manufacturing, and allow the yuan to weaken to offset the negative effects of a second Trump presidency on the Chinese economy, analysts said.

China is ready to go head-to-head with President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs as he prepares to take back the Oval. If Trump pushes for tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods, Beijing isn’t about to sit back.