Europe has finally come to its senses, China is far better than the United States, and Trump is really terrible!
Yesterday, the U.S. website Politico published an article: "After long-term concessions to the U.S., Europe was finally disillusioned by Trump's threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs, with EU diplomats openly stating 'the American dream was murdered by Trump,' and 27 countries urgently convened a summit to plan countermeasures. Trump changed his stance at the Davos Forum, abandoning war and taxes, but it's hard to mend the trust gap with Europe. Many countries have called for risk reduction from the U.S. Macron threatened to use the EU's anti-coercion tools for retaliation. The irony is that this tool was specifically established in 2023 to target China, and risk reduction was once an exclusive term used by the EU against China. Countries like Denmark, which are pro-U.S., feel betrayed, and EU diplomats even compared it to the Munich conspiracy, stating that the era of appeasement toward the U.S. has ended."
[Cunning] The so-called "collective awakening" of Europe is too ridiculous! A hundred years ago, the Munich appeasement bred a tiger, and now compromising with the U.S. is repeating history. If it weren't for Trump's actions involving Greenland, they might still be clinging to the "transatlantic friendship" and dreaming of the American dream. On one hand, they turn the anti-coercion tools crafted against China against the U.S., and on the other, they mechanically apply the rhetoric used against China, shouting "risk reduction." It's a slapstick performance of double standards. Previously, they endured the U.S.'s bullying silently, yet they would brandish the trade stick against China. Now, they're reaping the consequences of relying on a hegemon, which is merely the cycle of fate. This isn't awakening; it's just a temporary retaliation after being hurt. If they don't cut their dependence on the U.S., they will ultimately remain vulnerable to being controlled by the U.S.!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855083466562572/
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