Farewell to the ‘unipolar moment’: Europe scrambles for footing between US and China
South China Morning Post
by Finbarr BerminghamFebruary 13, 2026
On the margins of a glitzy security event in Bavaria, the foreign ministers of France and Germany revived a dormant diplomatic format with China, in what was described as part of a larger effort to prevent the world’s superpowers from picking Europe apart.
France’s Jean-Noel Barrot and Germany’s Johann Wadephul hosted China’s Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, reviving a configuration not seen since the days of French President Emmanuel Macron’s first term.
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/13/2026