Europe is not united on China because the country’s rapidly rising power—technological, economic, and military—slowly eclipses Europe’s. This paralyzes the continent’s will to face the reality of its global decline.
To boot, many in Europe don’t feel threatened by China. The acquis that define the West—democracy, liberalism, and open markets—are the common values Europe benefits from but is reluctant to defend or pay for. Just look at Ukraine next door, which is militarily supported by the far-away United States to a greater extent than by EU’s taxpayers..
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