Every country is dependent on everyone else at this point. We're all in it together. We do need to be smart about it though. We've been particularly dumb about

Every country is dependent on everyone else at this point. We're all in it together. We do need to be smart about it though. We've been particularly dumb about Russia ever since 2014, that's crystal clear now. I think relying on (taking advantage of?) cheap Russian gas is only a mistake if you also think that giving Russia a pass over annexing Crimea was acceptable. In reality choosing to do both was a catastrophic error. You can make deals with your enemies (and both Russia and China as oppressive expansionist autocracies are choosing to be our enemies), as long as you make it clear where your boundaries are. We didn't do that clearly enough with Russia, and cannot afford to make the same mistake with China.