While Trump is trying with all his might to maintain the US's status as a world power, China is slowly but steadily rising to become a world power. The world can now develop in two directions: China replaces the US as the hegemonic power. Then the Europeans will go from bad to worse. Or the Chinese, together with the BRICS countries, will insist that the world is no longer ruled by the law of the jungle, but by the majority of the world. Beijing now seems to be pursuing this path with the BRICS countries and others. One of Germany's leading experts on China and bestselling author reports firsthand on the opportunities and risks that this epochal change brings for Germany and Europe. Sieren has been living in Beijing for over 30 years.