Another way of saying this is that Asians are generally pragmatists, while Europeans are generally petulant idealists.
You don’t have to like the CEO personally to accept he’s your only shot at winning. And you wish the downwardly mobile sociology majors in HR would STFU.
David Rennie (@DSORennie)
To Asian allies, Carney-esque talk of middle powers saving a benign world order is a fantasy. They are sure only America can restrain a China bent on domination, and dislike what they see as selfish European posturing against Trump. My column from Japan economist.com/international/…
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Asian allies are doomed to hug Donald Trump close
Forget middle-power coalitions. Japan and neighbours know that only America can deter China
economist.com
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