As US-led globalisation falters, China-Europe relations can flourish

NZ research ties grow with Europe and China but US takes a back seat

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As US-led globalisation falters, China-Europe relations can flourish

Western leaders committed to the rules-based order must promote dialogue with Beijing while quietly upholding values now rejected by Washington.

Is China stepping into transatlantic relations? – The Mail & Guardian

Europe is experiencing a period of profound strategic turbulence. The erosion of transatlantic relations has left policymakers scrambling to redefine the continent’s role in a rapidly shifting global order. Some European security analysts have gone so far as to argue that a US withdrawal from Europe would be as destabilising as a nuclear strike by Russia. While this assessment may be alarmist, it reflects an undeniable anxiety: the fear that Was…

Trump's Antics Open Way To An EU-Led Global Rulebook Re-Think, Writes Giles Merritt - The Bulrushes

There’s little international consensus in these times of turmoil, but the one thing everyone seems agreed on is that the post-World War 2 rules-based global order is finished. It died at the hands of Donald Trump, but was anyway in terminal decline. The role of the Bretton Woods institutions – the IMF and World Bank – is increasingly disputed, NATO looks moribund, and the WTO has long lost the power to resolve trade squabbles. Trump’s destructio…

The year 2025 marks a key moment in relations between China and the European Union. Fifty years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, both established diplomatic ties in a world where security weighed more than economic cooperation. Today, the global picture is completely different, and the relationship between China and the EU has also evolved. In 2000, the EU economy was six times greater than that of China. Today, both powers are at a similar le…