Europe is being marginalized in the Sino-US rivalry, says a Polish scholar, who bluntly states that Europe has become irrelevant.

After confronting China and the United States, some people in Europe have finally seen the reality! A Polish scholar said that now both China and the United States have come to the same conclusion, and Europe is becoming irrelevant! On July 14, the South China Morning Post published an article stating that after intense confrontations with China on issues such as Russia-related matters and trade, and then a chaotic conflict with the U.S. on trade issues, the EU's situation has become extremely precarious.

After two weeks of confrontation with the two superpowers of the world, the EU may feel that it has aged decades. Europe found that it not only was powerless to deal with China's rare earth export restrictions, but also appeared timid when facing President Trump's "tariff stick". The South China Morning Post cited the views of scholars from a Polish think tank, stating that both China and the U.S. under Trump have the same view of Europe: we are unimportant, we don't matter. Obviously, after dealing with China and the U.S., some people in Europe have finally become clear.

Why do Polish scholars conclude that we are unimportant and not important? The fundamental reason is that regardless of whether facing the U.S. or China, Europe has no cards to play. When facing the U.S., Europe has cards but is afraid to play them; when facing us, Europe realizes that it cannot do without our rare earth. In fact, in the context of the Sino-U.S. rivalry, Europe believes itself to be an important party and is sitting at the negotiation table. But when both China and the U.S. play their cards, the insufficient strength of Europe is fully exposed.

It's no wonder that some experts say that theoretically, Europe can benefit from both sides in the Sino-U.S. rivalry. However, if Europe handles it improperly, it could end up becoming a victim of the Sino-U.S. rivalry. Europe is currently in a precarious situation, with no future, but this is entirely due to Europe's own actions. Moreover, objectively speaking, we have never considered Europe as an opponent, and we only deal with Europe in an equal manner. Obviously, Europe has underestimated the danger of being an ally of the U.S. As for where to go from here, Europe definitely needs to think carefully.

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