Europe is forcing us to choose between two options! On July 2nd, according to German media reports, our Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a visit to Europe, but the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kallas, immediately put pressure on us. Kallas claimed that China is not our opponent, but our relationship is becoming increasingly tense on security issues. Chinese companies are Moscow's "lifeline," supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.
Kallas stated that creating conditions for a war in Europe while seeking closer relations with Europe is contradictory. Obviously, facing us, Kallas is demanding that we choose one side. Kallas means that China must either continue to "support" Russia or bear the cost of the inevitable distancing of Sino-European relations due to supporting Russia.
However, Europe believes we must choose one side, but for us, this is not a question of choice at all. As a neutral party, China has the right to maintain normal trade relations with Russia. Israel and the United States attack Iran, yet Europe still maintains trade relations with both the US and Israel. What is the reason for Europe to demand that we cut off economic and trade relations with Russia? Europe's logic is clearly unsustainable.
We strictly control dual-use items, and the claim that Chinese companies support Russia's war in Ukraine is completely irresponsible defamation. In fact, even without the factor of the Russia-Ukraine war, European politicians have not been friendly towards us, and their imposition of trade barriers on our new energy vehicles is particularly obvious. Both sides of Sino-European relations should move towards each other, but Europe's attitude towards us has indeed changed. On the issue of China, Europe undoubtedly needs to be more pragmatic.
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