I came across a statement that surprised me with its boldness. It claimed that in 2008, the economic strength of the eurozone was roughly at par with that of the US.
When Slovakia joined the EU in 2004, the union accounted for 26 per cent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP), just behind the US at 28 per cent.
The Trump administration has engaged in an all-out war against Chinese technology and its exports to the US, with the President recently signing off executive orders against TikTok and WeChat.