The meeting of the two great superpowers of the world has ended in Beijing without us having enough information about what was discussed there, and above all, what was agreed upon. Not only in the political summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, but also in the meetings of businessmen from both countries who are today the technological and economic leaders. Many of their decisions will affect all the inhabitants of the planet in a short period of time.
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Europeans, accustomed to being the center of the world, and living in our comfort zone due to the overprotection of the great transatlantic ally, watch in astonishment as not only do we no longer matter, but the American friend no longer plays in our favor, far from it. That the leaders of the United States and China show such harmony is not good news for Europe because many of the decisions they are going to make could be negative for the EU. Think badly and you will be right.
One is interested in resolving the Taiwan conflict and the other in Iran’s, and neither cares about conveying the impression that they are going to divide global power as best suits them.
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What can Europe do? Beyond repeating the mantras of improving governance and increasing its cohesion, the most important thing is to extend its influence. It is no small matter that Canada, as our correspondent in Brussels Anna Buj explains today, is increasingly integrating into the European circuit. Its Prime Minister, Mark Carney, attended last week’s European Political Community (EPC) summit in a calculated gesture of involvement with the EU. The trade agreement between the Twenty-Seven and Canada is tangible proof that the linkage is very serious. Similarly, the EU has closed trade deals with India, Indonesia, or Mercosur, which consolidate a line of openness and independence from Washington’s reference partner. Europe has to wake up and seek new markets and partners, because China and the United States are not going to play in its favor. In the new geopolitics dominated by the law of the strongest, the EU cannot remain in a contemplative position.
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