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As far as I can see, the EU has a neutral relationship with China but a hostile relationship with the US.

That's not quite neutral

> BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government is taking steps to counter a surge in Chinese bids for stakes in German technology companies, including the creation of a billion-euro fund that could rescue such firms in financial trouble, a government source told Reuters.

I don't think this a true at all. The EU, certainly as an institution, has still has a very strong, open and positive relationship with the US. Sure Trump is adding a lot of uncertainty and putting a strain on that, but most people a) interact with more stable parts of the government bureaucracy rather than directly with the White House and b) consider Trump an anomalous outlier and within 5-10 years we'll be back to business as usual.

The EU can only work with what it is given, Trump plainly hates the EU, you can't have an open and positive relationship with someone who hates you. Regardless of what anyone else in America thinks, Trump as President has the power to unilaterally sour the EU/US relationship and he is doing that quite effectively with his policies. Yes if America elects someone who is not openly hostile towards the EU then the relationship will recover but a lot of trust has been lost.

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