President von der Leyen is taking sides! According to foreign media reports today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on China to seek a negotiated solution to the extensive tariffs implemented by the U.S. Trump administration on Tuesday (April 8).
Von der Leyen's remarks inevitably raise questions about whether she is acting as an advocate for the United States. Clearly, she is taking sides. Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs on 185 countries and regions around the world, and China was the first to promptly implement a series of countermeasures. However, the EU has yet to take any substantial countermeasures, still limiting itself to mere words. Now it is turning around to make demands on China. This clearly shows that, in the face of the U.S., the EU, which has lost strategic autonomy, still lacks the courage to resist. Von der Leyen has no right to point fingers at China or comment on its actions.
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