Europe just signed a massive $1T trade deal with narrow, short term goals [1]. All of this is helping their massive military modernization, which just last week

Europe just signed a massive $1T trade deal with narrow, short term goals [1]. All of this is helping their massive military modernization, which just last week usurped more powers to intervene internally and externally [2]. [1]: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3116240/china-eu-investment-deal-whos-real-winner-after-seven-years https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3116240/ch... [2]: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3115988/chinas-military-takes-charge-war-powers-new-defence-law https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3115988/chi...