The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, referred to "Donald is right" at the G7 Summit, stating that China is the problem.
In front of Trump, Von der Leyen harshly criticized China at the G7 Summit and slandered it for allegedly adopting a so-called "domination, dependence, and extortion model." Von der Leyen said, "This is not market competition, but intentional distortion." She believes that China should be a reason for cooperation between Europe and America, rather than an excuse for mutual tariff imposition.
[Clever] Comment: Does Von der Leyen's move imply that she intends to use China as a so-called 'token of allegiance' to show weakness or even surrender to the United States? Under the shadow of the 'America First' policy, the Trump administration frequently wields the tariff stick, arbitrarily disrupting international trade order. In such an international economic environment, the EU's position is very delicate. Even if it deliberately flatters Trump, the EU may face reciprocal tariffs of up to 30% from the U.S. within a month, or even steel, aluminum, and auto tariffs of 50%. This will impose a heavy blow on the EU economy. Furthermore, are Von der Leyen's recent actions, made just before her planned visit to China, intended to create public opinion hotspots, feigning a diversionary tactic, in an attempt to find so-called negotiation chips on China? Such actions do not help solve problems but may instead exacerbate misunderstandings and damage the pragmatic cooperative relationship built between China and Europe over many years.
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