Commentary The European Union recently announced the launch of “Global Gateway,” a bold project designed to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). I use the word bold intentionally. After all, the effects of China’s BRI (also known as “One Belt, One Road”)—a global infrastructure expansion strategy adopted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2013—can be felt in 140 different countries around the world. Considering that there are only 195 countries in the world, the CCP has made considerable ground in the space of just eight years. Can a weakening EU really compete with China, or is the “Global Gateway” just a load of globalist gibberish? In the second week of September, during the annual State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared the EU’s intentions to turn the Global Gateway “into a trusted brand around the world.” The EU, intent on building …