Europe may face technological and economic challenges, but one thing it isn't suffering is 'an identity' crisis - except in the daydreams of right wing propagandists. The EU's identity is represented in its charter and the various treaties behind it.

> Europe becoming more reliant on the Chinese is not the answer, and will, if continues, isolate the EU from the US

There are sound reasons to avoid reliance on China, but the risk of isolation from a fading superpower - who befriends the EU's enemies, agitates in EU politics, inflict needless damage on the EU's economy, and insults EU leaders - isn't one of them.

> Europe becoming more reliant on the Chinese is not the answer

China should be dealt with as a normal country. There's no need for undue anxiety there.

EU as a trade block should exercise reciprocity and protect its own interests accordingly though.

As for LLMs, I see no issue in using Chinese models. With the talk of digital sovereignty, you can run open source models on EU datacenters without necessarily having to spend the money to train them.

> isolate the EU from the US.

That is not a bad thing. In fact, I hope this separation grows stronger.

It was about time European countries lifted themselves from the US shadow.

I mean, this is not necessarily a problem for the EU. Some might say it's a goal.

The USA is far more dangerous a "friend" than China is an acquaintance. China has not been threatening military annexation, China does not randomly start trade (or real) wars. China doesn't just turn away from international commitments.

Bottom line: China is a far better international partner than the USA.