As Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with world leaders, including France's Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meeting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, it is becoming apparent that the U.S. and Europe have different strategies when it comes to China. While both are opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, European leaders are hesitant to adopt the hard-line consensus towards China that the U.S. has taken. This led to some discussion at meetings in Beijing this week where Macron urged Xi to end Russia's war while still hoping to strengthen commerce between Europe and China. On the other hand, President Biden and aides have denounced China's alliance with Russia and pledged to support Taiwan. Meanwhile, European officials remain increasingly skeptical about China and are balancing security issues with trade. In both Europe and the U.S., there is debate over the right approach towards China. Where the U.S. is taking a hard-line towards China, European leaders are split on how to balance their security and trade issues.