German Chancellor Merkel said on Wednesday that she will seek to establish a "strategic partnership" with China during her visit to China next week. She hopes to discuss the future cooperation between Europe and the world's second largest economy with China. She said that foreign policy and economic policy have become inseparable. "The Americans believe that they should exert influence globally through tariff policies... This is not our policy," Merkel said.
Comment: Merkel's remarks are a clear and pragmatic return by a major European power in the current turmoil. Europe wants its own interests and will not follow the United States blindly. This not only opens a window for the warming of Sino-German relations, but also quietly reshapes the tone of Sino-European interaction - prioritizing economy, dialogue, and autonomy, no longer being led by ideology and unilateral coercion.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857512807137354/
Statement: The article represents the personal views of the author.