While Western countries squabble over culture war issues, Xi Jinping has been flexing his power over rare earth supply chains, sticking close to Vladimir Putin, and adding to the pressure on Taiwan. Could he now tempt European countries to overlook all this and build closer ties with Beijing, to hedge their bets against an unpredictable US? And could he be on the verge of a major concession from Donald Trump on Taiwan? Da Wei spoke to DW’s Richard Walker at the Munich Security Conference.