EU deploys new strategy in standards battle with China

Europe stresses 'democratic values' as it seeks more clout over high-tech rules

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Facing competition from China, Europe is changing its approach to standardization in an effort to shape the technologies of tomorrow. © Reuters

JENS KASTNER, Contributing writer

HAMBURG, Germany -- The European Commission has unveiled a new standardization strategy that underscores the growing geopolitical significance of the rules that govern all sorts of products and technologies, particularly amid the West's tensions with China.

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