We need to look outwards and this is just one of many options.

That’s just it, though. We’re ignoring some options. As I’ve linked elsewhere, we haven’t even sent, and are considering eliminating entirely, a trade envoy to Africa. That’s a huge blunder on our part. Don’t get me wrong, I like (most of) Europe too and of course we should be pursuing trade with the EU. But excessive focus on one region while ignoring another that is set to boom is just, it’s dumb. And Eurocentrism is what is driving that mistake.