“I’m a sceptic that liberal values alone... outweigh the deeper trade relations between Europe and Asia.” Indeed^ and this is precisely the problem. The US is

“I’m a sceptic that liberal values alone... outweigh the deeper trade relations between Europe and Asia.” Indeed^ and this is precisely the problem. The US is behaving shamefully right now because our leadership does not understand (or value) that fact. However, this is precisely the point that I am trying to make: It is only people who have enjoyed post-war, liberal peacetime who think that trade relations should be able to threaten this whatsoever. Chinese dominance does not yield the same life that US dominance yields (imperfect as it is).