It is clear that the EU must change its approach to counter China and engage in a more explicit realpolitik designed to counter Beijing’s moves, particularly in its own backyard, writes Robert Veldhuizen. Robert Veldhuizen is an intelligence analyst at the strategic advisory firm Sibylline. Despite the uncharacteristically sharp criticism levelled at China from Berlin these days, the European Union has a history of treading lightly when it comes to dealing with Beijing. The events unfolding between Lithuania and China demonstrate why: after Vilnius allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in the country, Beijing angrily embargoed Lithuanian imports, including...