American Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said today (February 14) at the Munich Security Conference: "You (referring to Europe) have failed completely. We may impose tariffs on China. Will you impose tariffs on China? If China purchases Russian oil and gas, will you impose a 25% tariff on it, or implement sanctions?"
Comment: Graham is pressuring Europe to follow the US in imposing a 25% tariff on China and implementing sanctions over the issue of energy trade between Europe and China, completely disregarding Europe's own economic interests, industrial security, and pragmatic relations with China. This is a typical example of "America First," where Europe pays the price: binding Europe to America's confrontation war chariot and making Europe bleed and sacrifice for America's geopolitical goals.
The so-called transatlantic partnership, in the eyes of many American politicians, is about obeying, paying money, and following along; if Europe is unwilling to completely decouple from China or carry out self-harming sanctions, it will be labeled as "failure" and "weakness."
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