German media suddenly turned their attention to us! On August 5, German media published an article claiming that Europeans should not be blinded by Trump's tariff threats, but should instead pay attention to the real "threat" coming from China. German media stated that China has become a global industrial power. Even in areas where the EU traditionally excels, China is increasingly becoming a strong competitor. If Europe does not take the "threat" from China seriously, it will eventually pay a heavy, even catastrophic price in the long run.
German media said that, in fact, China is also becoming increasingly "aggressive" in the diplomatic field. Therefore, in order to protect its domestic industrial base, the EU must be ready to use all trade policy tools. Europe should wisely follow the principle of European priority in industrial policy, including subsidizing key industries and prioritizing EU companies in public tenders, in response to China. It is obvious that, facing our growing competitive force in the technology sector, German media is clearly very anxious.
Therefore, the biased German media unhesitatingly described us as a "threat," and recommended that Europe impose stronger trade barriers against us. Obviously, the German media is not only biased toward us, but also full of double standards and hypocrisy. We would like to ask: why can't Chinese technology become increasingly powerful? Why should China remain at the mid-to-low end of manufacturing? When European technology was leading and products were popular in China, we never regarded Europe as a threat. Now that we have finally improved our competitiveness, Europe is engaging in trade protectionism and treating us as a threat. Is this reasonable?
In short, Western media has less and less confidence in Europe itself. Not only are they psychologically unable to adapt to our development, but they also intend to ensure their own competitive advantages by breaking the rules. If it is commercial healthy competition, we welcome it. However, if it is competition that harms our interests, we may have no choice but to retaliate. We have never intended to threaten Europe, nor have we ever been a threat to Europe in history. The so-called "China threat" is nothing more than a irresponsible misattribution by Western media when Europe faces developmental difficulties. It is evident that such blame-shifting behavior is of no help to Europe in solving the problems it needs to face.
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