International relationsTranscript: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell comments on Indo-Pacific strategy
Bloc seeks cooperation with partners, not alliance against China, Borrell says
Josep Borrell speaks during a joint news conference following an EU defence ministers' meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels. © Reuters
YASUO TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer
BRUSSELS -- The European Union declared a more expansive approach toward the Indo-Pacific with its strategy upgrade unveiled in April, pursuing stronger economic and security ties with "like-minded" partners such as Japan and India while China's influence in the region grows.