Article #22980

South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title China shouldn’t view a tired US as signifying a Europe ready to pivot Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description When US President Donald Trump announced that 5,000 US troops would leave Germany, the immediate reading in Western capitals was political: another round in Trump’s running quarrel with European allies, triggered by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s criticism of Washington’s handling of the war with Iran. For Beijing, the more interesting reading is structural. The drawdown coincides with a period in which Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spent much of 2026 cultivating a “partners not rivals”...
Link https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3352882/china-shouldnt-view-tired-us-signifying-europe-ready-pivot?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-05-10 08:30:05 (1 month ago)
Created At 2026-05-10 08:32:16 Updated At 2026-05-10 08:32:16