Brussels flounders and others set the pace of global power politics, so commentators reach for comparison in Chinese history
“Now talk of a European moment has given way to fears of a European ‘century of humiliation’, akin to that which befell China when it was ravaged by colonial powers in the 19th century,” its columnist wrote.
“Europe’s ‘century of humiliation’ could be just beginning,” a Politico Europe headline agreed.
The two months from hell were slammed elsewhere as “Europe’s summer of surrender”, its “summer of submission” and its “summer of geopolitical subservience”.
The bad news is that the summer from hell has bled right into autumn.
