Counter-strike – acting against coercion

Meanwhile, frustrations in Europe over China’s use of anti-suit injunctions have led the EU to begin proceedings at the WTO, Reuters reports. Taiwan, Canada, Japan have also requested to join the EU’s WTO case against China. adds Politico. Beijing’s targeting of Lithuania adds to the EU’s resolve against economic coercion, according to Richard Milne and Kathrin Hille of Financial Times.

However, some argue that instruments to mitigate coercion may be vulnerable to overuse and abuse, writes Barbara Moens of Politico.

Meanwhile, at the recent EU-Africa Summit, Europe's refusal to share COVID-19 vaccine technology threatened to overshadow the long-awaited gathering of European and African leaders, according to Politico’s Ashleigh Furlong.