Able to save itself. that scenario is of course very remote at the moment but it s not impossible. it s a scenario that certainly worries me no one knows how likely or unlikely it is. but right now other problems have a higher priority the new silk road is dividing europe some e.u. members are concerned about becoming too reliant on china others are delighted with the inflow of chinese investment including italy most systems of. ally who are opposed to join forces even just to counter the sheer weight of china. of more no single european country even comes close to being able to match china on its own there s no real alternative for european countries if they want to outperform china . after all some one point four billion people live in