The aroma of Chinese phish and Nvidia chips has overwhelmed the sole fillets swaddled in truffle crust at La Truffe Noire, the celebrated expense-account eatery of choice for European Union officials and their lobbyist pals from the People’s Republic.

“Americans have completely vanished from the menu,” rues a former headwaiter, who’s served Europe’s political power-lunchers since before the EU became official in 1993. “It’s a shame. Americans always leave an extra gratuity when they don’t have to.”

Pass the buck, please. Sit anywhere, but no quotes; the Europeans are irritable. The Chinese, savoring the success of their DeepSeek AI brain over more expensive American models such as OpenAI and Anthropic, might even give a fellow an unofficial message for President Donald Trump.

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