The bloc’s incoherence on China and submission to the US has relegated it to a state of irrelevance, undermining its leverage with both powers.

With few wins at Beijing summit and Trump dealing trade blows, some question whether European Union can stand its ground.

The bloc’s incoherence on China and submission to the US has relegated it to a state of irrelevance, undermining its leverage with both powers.

Subservient to the United States while being antagonistic to China, the EU-Nato axis is guaranteed to end up with the worst of both worlds.