The United States and European Union (EU)will pursue more robust cooperation efforts to secure their interests against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, officials said Friday. The remarks followed the second EU-U.S. joint dialogue on China and the Indo-Pacific, which took place throughout the first week of December. Officials said that they would further collaborate on issues of economics, technology, human rights, multilateralism, disinformation, and security. “The United States and the European Union share a commitment to a free, open, peaceful, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region,” said U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at a Dec. 3 webinar hosted by Washington-based think tank Brookings Institution. The remarks followed a joint statement issued on Dec. 2 which stated that the two bodies’ interests were converging with regard to the challenges posed by an increasingly aggressive People’s Republic of China (PRC). Additionally, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Dec. 3 the formation of …