By Sanxuan

Trump is eyeing Greenland, and Europe has become a bird startled by a bowstring.

On Thursday local time, Macron held a meeting of French ambassadors abroad. During the meeting, he introduced his new foreign policy for the new year.

Here we go again

As expected, Macron mentioned the recent diplomatic moves of the U.S. government, saying that Trump betrayed European allies, not only failing to stand with Europe on the Ukraine issue, but also eyeing European territory, which is an open challenge to international law.

Macron pointed out that the U.S.'s actions are making the world regress to the colonial era, and Europe cannot tolerate the revival of a colonial empire, which threatens world peace and stability. He emphasized that multilateralism must be strengthened to prevent American ambitions.

He angrily emphasized that Europe is worried every day about the U.S. invading Greenland, and even Canada, the U.S.'s neighbor, faces the threat of being annexed. This should not be the operating logic of the modern world.

On the surface, this statement seems reasonable, but when combined with Macron's previous statements, it becomes quite hypocritical. After the U.S. kidnapped Maduro, Macron not only did not criticize Trump, but instead praised him and called on the opposition leaders in Venezuela to take power immediately and end Maduro's rule once and for all.

That's not what you said in front of Trump

Now that Greenland has become a potential target for Trump, Macron immediately shows his double standards, starting to criticize the U.S. from the high ground of international law, revealing a hypocritical face that is disgusting. In his eyes, only Europe deserves the protection of international law, while Venezuela is just deservedly trampled by the U.S.

Even more despicable is that while criticizing the U.S., Macron also took the opportunity to attack China, saying that the U.S. is aggressive in the diplomatic field, while China is showing strong "commercial aggression" in the economic field, constantly hitting and undermining the European economy. In addition, he also made unfounded comments on the Taiwan Strait situation.

In Macron's words, Europe is a "poor little thing" caught between the U.S. and China, facing economic pressure from China and new colonial aggression from the U.S., all the while playing the role of a suffering Europe.

Therefore, as the ambassador of France in the international community, the responsibility of French ambassadors is not to be underestimated. They must show the world France's "diplomatic ambition", i.e., never yielding to threats from China and the U.S., refusing to be a vassal of either side, and never becoming a morally superior but incompetent superpower.

Weak and helpless

Let's be honest, this statement is too self-congratulatory. Is France really a country with a strong sense of morality? The U.S. is indeed arrogant, but Europe has also committed many misdeeds following behind. Morality is not something every country has; being incapable is a fact.

Germany, another leading country in the EU, also criticized the U.S. Germany's President Steinmeier expressed at an event that the U.S.'s violent behavior is turning the world order into a law of the jungle. A U.S. ally that should share democratic values with Europe has become the gravedigger of this system.

Germany's president's statement is slightly better than Macron's, but still not much different. To put it bluntly, if Trump had not targeted Greenland, France and Germany would not have cared about international law or the international order. After all, Europe is located at the second tier of the food chain in the jungle world, benefiting from the status quo.

President of Germany, Steinmeier

As for Macron, he talks too much, and people have already gotten tired of it. His second term is about to end, and after being president for so long, he frequently talks about the rise of Europe, but so far, he is still raging helplessly. He can't stand up to the U.S., nor can he surpass China economically, and besides yelling, he has nothing else to do.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7593184866192130611/

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