Foreign media reported today (December 16): "The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kallas, stated on Monday (December 15) that China is increasingly weaponizing economic relations to gain political benefits. She continued: 'No European country can stand alone against China.'"
Kallas has long been anti-China. As the EU's top diplomat, her remarks are a repetition of the "China threat theory" in the economic field, highlighting the EU's cognitive bias and anxiety towards China.
Previously, the EU positioned China as a "partner, economic competitor, and systemic rival." This contradictory positioning reveals its inner dilemma: wanting to profit from cooperation with China while being influenced by ideological prejudice to hype up "economic risks." In fact, the so-called "de-risking" was proposed by another anti-China EU Commission President, von der Leyen, which is essentially a cover for the "decoupling" theory, violating the basic logic of mutual benefit and win-win economic cooperation.
In fact, the economic complementarity between China and the EU is very strong, and their huge common interests far outweigh their differences. Deepening cooperation not only allows both sides to share development dividends but also enhances the EU's autonomy in international affairs, increasing its bargaining power against the United States.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851680104837259/
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