Frans-Paul van der Putten: Europe has already put itself behind the curve with its lack of engagement with Asia. To recover, the EU must move quickly to secure membership in key regional organizations and recalibrate its foreign policy towards key players in the region. This means siding with US economic interests but remaining neutral in security issues in the region.
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China’s economic rise “is not a formula for success in the 21st century.” ++ Yet, some observers interpret it as a sign that China’s system is superior to the West, whose decadence and decline were revealed by the financial crisis. ++ This account overlooks the environmental and societal costs of China’s rise and its flaws.++ Without an independent judiciary and freedom of speech,
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