RZESZÓW – The European Union will not seek to soften the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs by boosting trade ties to China, even if talks with the United States break down, according to Poland’s trade minister.

Michał Baranowski told Euractiv that the EU’s relationship with Beijing is “independent” of the bloc’s links to Washington, which has imposed sweeping levies on European exports since Trump’s return to the White House in January.

“What certainly is not happening is that the EU will say: ‘Oh, it’s too bad that it's not working with the US, we're just going to switch to China',” said Baranowski, whose country currently holds the rotating Council presidency.

The remarks come amid China’s growing efforts to exploit tensions in the €1.6 trillion transatlantic relationship by streng

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