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China’s growing influence in Europe has the potential to create new geo-​economic divides. Its purchase of critical infrastructures and successful promotion of national high-​tech giants hold long-​term security implications for Europe and the world order. As always, Europe’s first and most vexing challenge is to find unity. To promote coherence across the continent, the EU will have to implement an activist industrial policy to boost its own high-​tech competitive advantage and take all necessary measures to prevent growing economic dependencies on China.