How Xi’s Europe Trip Is Reviving Europe’s Cold War Divide
Other than photo opportunities and some local delicacies, Chinese President Xi Jinping didn’t get — or give — much during his two days in France with President Emmanuel Macron this week. Yet Xi’s swing through Eastern Europe proved more productive, allowing him to add Serbia to the list of countries supporting his vision of global order and lean into the increasingly strained relationship between Hungary and the European Union. Although Xi talked about avoiding a “new Cold War,” his diplomacy ha