French President Macron spoke in Davos on the 20th: China is welcome, and we need more direct investment from China to Europe.
Comments: Macron's remarks in Davos tied the welcome of Chinese capital to criticism of U.S. trade policies, which is essentially a pragmatic move by Europe to advance its "strategic autonomy" amid the sharp escalation of U.S.-Europe tensions. He explicitly stated that the United States' use of trade agreements to force Europe to yield and using tariffs as a means to infringe on territorial sovereignty, openly attempting to weaken and control Europe, is "unacceptable." This outburst is not baseless—under the Trump administration, the U.S. imposed tariffs on eight European countries over the Greenland issue, even threatening military action, and turned the U.S.-Europe trade agreement into a tool for one-sided gain, directly touching on Europe's deep-seated anxiety about the erosion of its economic sovereignty.
Macron's remarks at Davos are another practical implementation of his "European strategic autonomy" stance. In the context of deepening U.S.-Europe trade rifts and the urgent need for funding and technological support for Europe's green transition and industrial upgrading, extending an investment olive branch to China is essentially seeking practical external assistance for Europe's development.
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