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Politico (15 June 2021)

BY MARK SCOTT

The European Union and the United States want to play nice on tech.

Both sides agreed on Tuesday to a range of new proposals aimed at pushing back against China's rise as a digital power and promoting democratic values closer to home. 

Washington and Brussels promised to cooperate on digital standards at the World Trade Organization, and to coordinate approaches on semiconductor manufacturing. The announcements are meant to portray a united front after years of acrimony, especially during the Trump years, over allegations that the EU unfairly targeted American tech firms and that the U.S. was giving free rein to its tech giants.

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