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A member of the Dutch Marine Band waits for the arrival of the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS De Ruyter at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya on May 14, 2026. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Image
Europe’s military relations with China are going full circle, from Cold War-era military technology collaboration during the brief Western entente with China against the former Soviet Union, to now a military target of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) bent on global domination.
