The Europeans had their chance to establish and reinforce their relationship with China during Trump's firs tenure as the POTUS. They made a huge error in judgment and did a 180 after Biden came into power.
The thing with Trump is, if you cave and agree to his demand, He will screw you even more. If you don't agree with Him then you will be sanctioned (Tariffs) till kingdom come. Only the strong survives in Trump's World. As evident by His favoritism of Russia and now China. So it seems Europe is being screwed by China, Russia and the US. It is a 3 way gang bang for the Eurocucks.
A malignant narcissist cannot be negotiated with for win win outcomes as they only believe in win-loss with them being the winner. Therefore concessions are seen as weakness and lead to more demands or some other form of humiliation so they can rub it in. Polite refusal leads to rage as malignant narcissists tend to react that way to anyone that denies them their desires. The only way to deal with them is a show of strength as malignant narcissists only respect strength. They are the classic playground bully.
