Today's report from Lianhe Zaobao of Singapore states: "France and Germany have agreed to develop a joint roadmap to jointly address China's unfair trade practices."
In reality, France and Germany are using China as a scapegoat for their own economic troubles. While loudly proclaiming the need to respond to "unfair trade," they keep recycling tired arguments about "overcapacity" and "government subsidies," blaming China for their declining industrial competitiveness and expanding trade deficit with China—instead of confronting the root causes within their own economies.
The struggles faced by Europe’s new energy and manufacturing sectors stem clearly from their slow industrial transformation, high labor costs, and excessive market protection. Yet they deliberately shift focus, demonizing China’s normal market competition. This approach—avoiding internal problems and deflecting blame outward—will never solve Europe’s real challenges; instead, it will only further erode the foundation of mutually beneficial trade between China and Europe.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1871051517355019/
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