For years, European officials have insisted that their increasingly aggressive regulatory posture toward U.S. tech companies reflects a principled stand for digital sovereignty, competition, and consumer protection. But the European Commission’s latest announcement that it is launching yet another investigation aimed squarely at American firms exposes a glaring contradiction: While Brussels makes a political spectacle of policing American innovation, Europe is simultaneously deepening its technological and industrial entanglement with China.  The result is a strategic incoherence that weakens the trans-Atlantic alliance and strengthens the very authoritarian competitor that Europe claims to be “de-risking” from. The Commission’s press release touts new enforcement actions enforcing the Digital Markets Act, a framework that has overwhelmingly targeted American firms. In practice, the EU has constructed a regulatory regime that treats U.S. tech companies as threats requiring exceptional scrutiny, while Chinese state-influenced companies are welcomed across the continent with open arms, subsidies, and long-term partnerships. The evidence is overwhelming. Across Europe, governments and industries are signing major deals with Chinese firms in sectors that touch the core of national security and future economic competitiveness. Germany, for example, is expanding cooperation with Chinese autonomous-vehicle makers like QCraft and Momenta, the latter partnering directly with Uber and even Mercedes-Benz on driver-assistance technology. German defense giant Rheinmetall openly touts the importance of buying from China to boost weapons production, bluntly declaring: “We can buy from China, it’s not a problem.” Meanwhile, Chinese electronics brands such as Anker continue gaining prominence at major European tech showcases. The pattern is the same elsewhere. The Netherlands has returned control of chipmaker Nexperia to its Chinese parent, Wingtech, in order to smooth tensions with Beijing despite U.S. concerns about Chinese access to sensitive semiconductor supply chains. Alibaba Cloud is establishing data centers in Netherlands and France, embedding Chinese infrastructure deeper into Europe’s digital future. Spain has become one of China’s most enthusiastic European partners. Barcelona has inked agreements with Huawei to develop smart city systems. In July, Spain has awarded Huawei multi-million-euro contracts to manage and store law-enforcement wiretaps, a remarkable decision given ongoing global concerns about Huawei’s direct relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese quantum-computing firms are being invited to set up research centers in Malaga, even as Europe decries the national security risks associated with China’s technological rise. Greece has allowed Huawei to dominate more than half of its 4G radio networks and continues signing sweeping cooperation agreements spanning AI, smart ports, and green energy. Austria is producing electric vehicles and trucks for Chinese manufacturers. Hungary is expanding nuclear and AI ties with Beijing. Slovakia is welcoming billion-dollar EV investments from Chinese giants similar to the ones blocked in the U.S. while echoing the CCP’s political rhetoric about “non-interference.” This is not de-risking. This is Europe opening it’s arms to the West’s biggest threat. What makes Europe’s posture even more perplexing is that the continent does have a reliable, democratic, values-aligned partner: the United States. American companies invest in Europe more than any other region in the world. They comply with European courts. They create hundreds of thousands of European jobs. They build data centers, research hubs, and manufacturing capacity across the EU without geopolitical strings attached. Yet many European policymakers continue to treat American firms primarily as adversaries to be fined, constrained, or publicly lectured while simultaneously validating China’s long-term strategic ambitions and granting Beijing’s companies deep access to European markets, infrastructure, data, and research ecosystems. A stable trans-Atlantic tech ecosystem is a geopolitical necessity. The U.S. and Europe share democratic institutions, aligned security interests, deep trade linkages, and mutual defense commitments. China does not. Beijing’s industrial policy is designed explicitly to gain leverage over partners, extract technology, and advance the Chinese Communist Party’s geopolitical aims. Europe can, and should, regulate tech. It should demand transparency, competition, and data protection. But its policies must be consistent with its strategic interests. Targeting U.S. companies with disproportionate regulatory aggression while embracing Chinese firms in critical sectors is more than hypocrisy. It is self-defeating. If Europe truly wants digital sovereignty, secure supply chains, resilient infrastructure, and a future grounded in democratic values, it must recognize the obvious: America is its ally. China is not. It is time for Europe to act like it. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Europe Is Welcoming China While Freezing Out America appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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“Peak oil” isn’t real. “Energy transition” isn’t happening. And the people claiming otherwise can’t even tell you the difference between a man and a woman.Everything, everywhere, has become upside down. Wind on, wind off. Coal out, coal in. Up is down. Down is up. And the loudest activists insist we are seconds away from climate Armageddon unless we obey their every whim.But whether anyone wakes up or not, the reality is the same: Fossil fuels will lead the energy future because no alternative can meet human need.A political scientist calls this polarization. A driller and fracker like me would call it something else: BS.Energy isn’t political. The world runs on it. And whether the professional hand-wringers like it or not, the world still needs us. So let me spill the beans.Truth No. 1: The world needs more oil, and only we can deliver itUnder Joe Biden’s administration, oil and gas became the national punching bag. The Inflation Reduction Act jacked up federal royalties by a third. Banks and hedge funds blacklisted producers. Universities, churches, and even the pope lectured the industry.Meanwhile, Ivy League dilettantes wrote policies so dumb they managed to create debt without decreasing emissions or improving the environment.The same people who shriek “climate denialist” invented their own version of denial — blind faith in renewables and a refusal to acknowledge battery production’s ugly realities: strip mining, deforestation, acid rain, toxic sludge, heavy metals. All the things they accuse us of, they are doing at scale.The irony is unbearable. And the truth they hate is simple: Without oil and gas, there wouldn’t be a tree or whale left alive.Natural gas displaced coal and drove down atmospheric carbon dioxide. High-rate fracking kept lights on, raised life spans, and offered Sub-Saharan Africa its only shot at prosperity.But the sniveling green fussbudgets? They don’t care about prosperity. They care about performance art. How exactly do they think humanity survives without fossil fuels? How do they think poor families can afford electricity under California-style economics and the onslaught of artificial intelligence?Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told us the world ends in 2030. We’re halfway there. But Bill Gates now says we’re cool. So which is it?Truth No. 2: Even ‘clean’ energy pollutesI know fossil fuels pollute. So does every other energy source. Prospecting, drilling, producing, transporting, refining — yes, there is impact. That is Big Oil’s dirty truth.But Big Shovel’s “clean energy” comes with its own filth: strip mines, solar dead zones, toxic smelting, and oceans of waste. Those industries just hide it better, with political cover from bought politicians and media stenographers who won’t touch the cons.Humans need energy. Energy creates pollution. So the question isn’t whether we pollute.It’s how we keep 10.3 billion people alive in the next 50 years.And right now? Renewables are a rich man’s game.Africa proves it. Over 20% face hunger every day. Cheap, abundant energy could fix it. But activists want to force the people into windmills and solar panels whose components are dug out of slave-run mines.Look at our southern border. Millions are pouring north not for “equity,” but because America has the best quality of life on Earth — which exists because we consume more energy than anyone.Energy means survival, prosperity, and dignity for billions of people.Truth No. 3: The haters suddenly need us againOil producers aren’t hated as much now — we’re just disliked. I’ll take it.Even Silicon Valley is crawling back. Its AI data centers run on natural gas. Funny how the moral sermons stop the moment the servers start overheating.Remember Engine No. 1, the ESG crusaders who infiltrated Exxon’s board to “transition” it? Four years later, they’re trying to take over Chevron … to buy natural gas.Money talks. Ideology walks.Truth No. 4: Oil is hurting, but opportunity is comingPrices are descending. Layoffs are beginning. At $60 oil, we’re stuck in neutral. At $50, we hit reverse. And if we go down, so does steel — each horizontal well uses five miles of it.But downturns create opportunities. Out-of-favor assets become bargains. And I’m betting on growth now, not later.Because within a year, oil may flip into contango — where future prices rise above today’s. Why? No spare capacity, underinvestment, poor exploration results, the coming twilight of U.S. shale, and low reserves will finally move prices up.Even with short-term builds of 2 to 4 million barrels per day, prices are holding. In real demand destruction, we’d be in the 40s. We’re not. Because the world still needs more oil.RELATED: Bill Gates quietly retires climate terror as AI takes the throne bymuratdeniz via iStock/Getty ImagesChina’s demand is climbing. India’s demand is just beginning. U.S. consumption is higher this year than in recent years. Europe is crawling back to coal, oil, and gas.OPEC and the International Energy Agency — some of the greenest bureaucrats alive — both agree: The world will need 123 million barrels a day within 20 years. That’s up from around 105 million barrels today.And don’t forget: Oil declines 5% per year if not replenished. You need over 5 million barrels per day just to stay even.Truth No. 5: Reality always winsIn a world with rising demand and shrinking supply, something’s got to give. Maybe the ideologues will finally admit we need every energy source. Maybe the public will tire of being lectured by activists gluing themselves to asphalt. Maybe logic returns.Maybe — just maybe — we stop treating oil like a villain and start treating it like civilization’s backbone.But whether anyone wakes up or not, the reality is the same: Fossil fuels will lead the energy future because no alternative can meet human need.You can deny reality. 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Actor Simu Liu is begging Hollywood studios for more race-based casting — specifically, his race.The Chinese-born, Canada-raised Liu recently took to social media to share a collage of screenshots of some of his fellow Asian actors lamenting how hard it is to land leading roles. "Put some asians in literally anything right now," Liu added as commentary. "The amount of backslide in our representation onscreen is f**king appalling."'We’re fighting a deeply prejudiced system. And most days it SUCKS.'White on riceCiting Hollywood's apparent fear that Asian-centric films are "risky," Lui pointed out the success of movies like his 2022 Marvel debut, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," as well as 2018's "Crazy Rich Asians," which grossed $174 million in 2018 against a $30 million budget."No asian actor has ever lost a studio even close to 100 million dollars," Liu ranted. "But a white dude will lose 200 million TWICE and roll right into the next tentpole lead. We’re fighting a deeply prejudiced system. And most days it SUCKS."RELATED: 'The Acolyte' star: Asians need a Tom Cruise of their ownSimu Liu says Asian representation in Hollywood remains "f*cking appalling."“Put some Asians in literally anything right now. The amount of backslide in our representation onscreen is f*cking appalling. Studios think we are risky... No Asian actor has ever lost a studio even… pic.twitter.com/EY30BNmhGn— Variety (@Variety) November 26, 2025Chinese checkersLiu’s cries of systemic discrimination did not receive the eager welcome they might have just a few years ago.On X, investigative journalist Robby Starbuck noted that the film industry in Liu's native China largely employs Chinese actors. "Almost none are White. Is that some kind of unfair prejudice too?" he asked. "No, it's not."As Fandom Pulse reported, others mocked Liu's apparent recycling of "woke talking points from 2018." Another reader stated, "Speaking as an asian: representation does not matter. Good stories matter. The right casting for the roles matter. Good acting matters."About 99% of actors in films made on mainland China are Asian. Almost none are White. Is that some kind of unfair prejudice too? No, it’s not. It makes sense because most of the market viewing them are Asian too. People need to stop whining. https://t.co/uSZfgm3B1p— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) November 28, 2025Asian persuasionBack on Threads, however, Liu received a plethora of support from women who agreed that more Asian men should be in lead roles."The stories of Asians in the US go deep ... the stories deserve to be told," wrote Karen Johnstone.While Jayne Nelson added, "I swear it's slipping back to 'third henchman from the left in a big fight scene' and COME ON. It's not the 1980s anymore."One of the actors cited in the original post Liu shared was "The Good Place" star Manny Jacinto, who complained about being cut out of a Tom Cruise movie in 2024."It's up to us — Asian-Americans, people of color — to be that [for ourselves]," Jacinto said at the time. "We can't wait for somebody else to do it. If we want bigger stories out there, we have to make them for ourselves." The other actors cited as making remarks were John Cho ("Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"), and Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost").Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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