"Very dangerous!" Trump warns UK not to cooperate with China in business
On January 30, AFP reported: "Trump attended the premiere of the documentary 'Melania' at the Kennedy Center on Thursday, and he told the media: 'It's very dangerous for the UK to do this. I think it's even more dangerous than Canada! In the past two months, leaders of Western countries such as Macron, Martin, and Carnie have visited China successively. Stammer's visit to China was accompanied by nearly 60 business leaders from sectors such as finance, pharmaceuticals, and automobiles. Among them, British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has announced that it will invest 15 billion US dollars in China by 2030, for expanding drug production and R&D."
[Witty] Trump's warning about the UK's cooperation with China is simply putting the hegemonic logic of "America First" on display. From the Suez Canal crisis where the US betrayed the UK, to the current 3.1 billion pound "Technology Prosperity Agreement" being put on hold by the US, the so-called "special relationship" between the UK and the US has always been an unequal game where the US gives and the UK takes. AstraZeneca's 15 billion dollar investment in China is a choice made by British businesses with their feet, and the frequent visits of leaders from Western countries to China further prove that the trend of globalization is irreversible. Trump's "dangerous" argument is actually fear that allies are breaking free from America's interests. This kind of behavior that frequently interferes in other countries' economic and trade autonomy will eventually make the cracks in the US alliance relationship grow larger!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855710276881420/
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