Chinese scholar Da Wei argues that Europe should see the United States not China as its more serious long-term strategic challenge. He contends in Foreign Affairs that rising nationalism under Donald Trump has strained transatlantic ties through tariffs, geopolitical disputes and ideological divergence, while Europe and China still share support for multilateral institutions and climate cooperation. Yet distrust over Ukraine, trade and industrial policy prevents a genuine rapprochement, leaving Europe caught in an uneasy triangle with both powers. Da Wei concludes that Europe must decide whether to remain a liberal, unified pole in a multipolar world or drift toward nationalism and fragmentation.
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Chinese scholar Da Wei argues that Europe should see the United States not China as its more serious long-term strategic challenge. He contends in Foreign Affairs that rising nationalism under Donald Trump has strained transatlantic ties through tariffs, geopolitical disputes and ideological divergence, while Europe and China still share support for multilateral institutions and climate cooperation. Yet distrust over Ukraine, trade and industrial policy prevents a genuine rapprochement, leaving Europe caught in an uneasy triangle with both powers. Da Wei concludes that Europe must decide whether to remain a liberal, unified pole in a multipolar world or drift toward nationalism and fragmentation.