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   Diplomatically speaking, China is currently doing well. The major non-EU   
   countries are now meeting in Beijing, and with that, Xi is outshining Trump.   
      
   Xi is now becoming the leader of the world, and Trump is starting to become   
   irrelevant.   
      
   How long will it be until EU leaders also stand at the gates of Beijing,   
   requesting a conversation with Xi?   
      
   The mess Trump is making of diplomacy is a boon for Xi.   
      
   I am therefore very concerned about how much worse Trump can make the disaster   
   in the next three years.   
      
   India was ready to come to the Western camp. Trump completely ruined it. India   
   is now seeking rapprochement with a China that it not only fears but also has   
   a border conflict with.   
      
   Russia is now an accepted negotiating partner because the US is no longer.   
      
   For independent countries, it's clear that the US and Russia are both bad   
   countries. So China has now become acceptable, and the EU doesn't matter. The   
   EU is the lapdog of the US and completely irrelevant on a global level.   
      
   It is shocking to see how quickly the West has effectively become the pariah   
   due to Trump's import tariffs and the EU's weakness.   
      
   The EU should have approached ALL countries with the message that we would   
   stand together against the US regarding the import tariffs.   
      
   The EU didn't do that. The EU was almost the first to kiss Trump's ring. In   
   doing so, it made itself look ridiculous and is no longer a negotiating   
   partner for independent countries in the world. The EU is merely a US vassal.   
      
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