making — him into that position is not by making concessions ahead of time, not by— making concessions ahead of time, not by displaying weakness but rather — not by displaying weakness but rather by — not by displaying weakness but rather by demonstrating that we are not going _ rather by demonstrating that we are not going to be cowed into submission, and that the free world is actually— submission, and that the free world is actually going to be united, in a way that— is actually going to be united, in a way that we have not been united, probably— way that we have not been united, probably since the end of the cold war _ probably since the end of the cold war |f— probably since the end of the cold war. ., ., ., ., ., . ., war. if we are going to avoid world war. if we are going to avoid world war iii, war. if we are going to avoid world war m, then — war. if we are going to avoid world war 111, then you _ war. if we are going to avoid world war 111, then you would _ war. if we are going to avoid world war 111, then you would think - war. if we are going to avoid world war 111, then you would think you i war iii, then you would think you would have to talk about the role of china. what is the eu going to do about china? relations were strained last year about chinese treatment of the uighurs in xinjang province. it would stand to reason that if china lent russia military and economic assistance, the war would tilt in moscow's favour. no question — they have practical reasons to cooperate. but the truth is china matters to russia, more than vice versa. all of which will be considered, on thurday when the 27 eu leaders meet with joe biden, to review europe's relationship with china in "the new global context". let's bring in georgina wright,