Deutsche Welle wrote last night (June 1): "The European Commission views its trade and investment relationship with China as 'unsustainable,' but there is disagreement over what effective measures should be taken. Some German media argue that quotas and tariffs can no longer halt China's technological advancement, and it is now time to exchange market access for technology transfer."
[Clever] Commenting briefly: Is this finally the truth? So the EU's real goal was originally to stop China's technological progress all along? It turns out that the past grand claims of "fair competition" and "risk reduction," coupled with tariffs, quotas, and investment reviews, were fundamentally aimed at choking China's tech development. Three decades in the east, three decades in the west. Now realizing they can't hold back China anymore, they boldly bring the idea of "market access in exchange for technology transfer" onto the stage—this is at least a form of "honesty." In essence, rather than pretending and playing out containment strategies, it's better to admit mutual dependence. Exchanging market access for technology transfer is not shameful.
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