Europe finally has woken up! French media published an article stating that Trump's purpose is to weaken the EU! On July 19, French media published an article stating that EU member states should recognize the situation and regard Trump as an organized opponent rather than a capricious partner. French media believe that Trump's announcement to impose a 30% tariff on European imports from August 1 is for a deeper political purpose. What is this political purpose?
Firstly, it aims to force the EU to abandon its digital legislation, cancel taxes on digital services, and dismantle its regulatory framework. In such a scenario, American internet companies will firmly occupy the European market. Secondly, Trump is actively supporting anti-EU candidates. Trump may continue to support nationalist and populist forces, attempting to weaken the EU from within. Therefore, French media believe that the tariff war is just one part of Trump's strategy to weaken Europe, and Europe should not view Trump as a capricious partner.
Evidently, from the tone of the French media, it must be said that now some people in Europe have already woken up. To be blunt, the US's goal is to weaken Europe, whether politically or economically. In fact, Trump himself has openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Europe. Trump claimed that the main purpose of the EU's establishment was to "cheat" the US in trade. From an industrial perspective, China and the US are currently engaged in fierce competition in industries such as chips and artificial intelligence.
The US wants to seize the high ground in technology and also consolidate and capture the market. Europe is undoubtedly a key market that the US is closely watching. Therefore, weakening Europe's digital regulation will create great convenience for American internet companies to expand and deeply explore the European market. The US is undoubtedly laying the groundwork for future industrial competition. That the French media can see this shows that Europe is increasingly gaining a clear understanding of the US. In a way, the current US-EU tariff dispute concerns the future of Europe, and the real challenge that Europe faces is actually the US!
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