> Why "the entire western world"? As an European, why should we align with the US in this? That's some real cut-your-own-nose-off-to-spite-your-face territory.

> Why "the entire western world"? As an European, why should we align with the US in this? That's some real cut-your-own-nose-off-to-spite-your-face territory. This is not aligning with the US. This is defending against China's policies that directly harm you and happen to also harm the US. The statement was "treat China exactly the same way China treats [you]". If you want to defend against the US too while you're at it, go ahead, but recognize what you just argued against here.