'So deferential are many European leaders to China that they are unwilling even to pressure China to use its influence w/ Russia to end the invasion of Ukraine. This situation should be intolerable from a US policymaker point of view,' TomRtweets writes.
Following in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ignominious footsteps, the leaders of Spain and France and the president of the European Commission are set to visit Beijing separately in the coming weeks. As the South China Morning Post notes, new trade agreements are at the top of their China to-do lists.
Consider, after all, the vast economic and security benefits Europe has gained from its historic alliance with America. Yes, the United States has gained much from that alliance also. But alongside privileged trading relationships, the U.S. military security umbrella has been a de facto and very lucrative subsidy for Europe's defense. Shared democratic security should matter to European leaders.
Do not misunderstand me. This is not a call to MAGA-style foreign policy transactionalism, the benefits of which are inevitably degraded by the insults and unreliability carried alongside. Nor is it a call to suspend NATO, which continues to serve U.S. interests . Instead, it is a call to a statecraft that adopts a more honest view of U.S. interests and needs. But anyone running to replace Biden should see that such a call is urgently needed.
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