German Foreign Minister Baerbock said in an interview today (Beijing time February 17), "Sticking with the United States is the only realistic option, and China is not an alternative. Other alternatives are not better. We were once a successful alliance, and we can and must continue this alliance relationship in the future. I would rather complete all of this by cooperating with the United States instead of with China."
[Witty] Comments: First, let's mention a detail: If we were to vote for the most turbulent guest from China last year, it would be none other than German Foreign Minister Baerbock. He was originally scheduled to visit China on October 27th last year, but just three days before his trip, he suddenly postponed it. The German media revealed a more embarrassing reason — apart from Foreign Minister Wang Yi, no other Chinese officials were willing to meet him. Now, he has openly stated that sticking with the United States is the only realistic choice, and China is not an alternative. He would rather hold tightly to the United States throughout instead of cooperating with China. This statement not only exposes his ideological prejudice but also confirms the dependent nature of Germany's foreign policy. The previous twists and turns of his visit to China are still fresh in our minds, yet Baerbock remains stubbornly unenlightened. On one hand, he wants to make money from the Chinese market, while on the other hand, he treats cooperation with China as a political taboo. This kind of attitude, which is both pragmatic and afraid to be independent, will inevitably make Germany a passive side player in the great power game, and ultimately, it will reap what it sows.
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