Why the EU should choose China over the US | European Union

As Donald Trump barrels through his second term in the White House, Europe faces a question it has long avoided: Should it continue clinging to its alliance with the United States, or is it time to chart a new course – perhaps one that leads eastwards?

In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to encourage the European Union to “resist together” against Washington’s “unilateral coercion”. This coercion is not limited to trade; it extends to…