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Editorial: El País

April 11, 2025

  • Trump significantly shifts his ultra-protectionist strategy, raising tariffs on China by 145% while temporarily suspending levies on other countries.
  • He has failed to dispel uncertainties as U.S. stock markets continue to fall and the dollar depreciates an additional 2%.
  • China emerges as the main target of the tariff onslaught.
  • Europe is reshaping its alliances as the international order changes.
  • The European Union is urged to strengthen and reinvent itself in the wake of Trump's tariff attack.

Conclusion: The EU will need to reinvent itself and strengthen to avoid being caught in the instability of the bipolar universe of trade relations, seeking new alliances and maintaining its autonomy.