Europe should behave more like China does if it wants to survive this age of chaos (opens in new tab)

Instead of obsessing over rules that have ceased to matter, we must consider giving Beijing a dose of its own medicine The US and Israel may have started the war in Iran, but – apart from the belligerents themselves – it is China and Europe that stand to lose the most from it. Yet while European leaders watch like rabbits caught in the headlights as energy prices shoot through the roof, China has responded to the crisis with remarkable equanimity. It is striking how self-confident Beijing is ...