German media has simultaneously criticized both China and the United States! German media claims that Trump will continue to retreat in the face of China, and Trump is making China more confident. Germany is caught in the middle! On October 30, German media published an article stating that regardless of the outcome of the China-US summit, it is expected to be packaged by the US President as a major victory. However, the China-US competition will not stop there. It is clear that Trump has misjudged the power of his tariff stick; it has neither made China submit, but instead has damaged the interests of the United States and its many allies. Therefore, apart from retreating, Trump now has no other choice.
German media stated that it is this tariff war, which has led Beijing astray in Washington, that has given Beijing confidence and begun to "unrestrainedly" use trade pressure measures. The principle that China follows is: weakness and concessions only bring insecurity. That's why, in the case of Renesas Semiconductor, Beijing has shown an unusually firm stance. Germany, caught between the US and China, is also at risk of being crushed. Obviously, from the tone of the German media, they are dissatisfied with Trump himself, and also with us.
In the end, German media believes that because of the Sino-US rivalry, Germany is caught in the middle and is under great pressure. However, it's fine for German media to criticize the United States, but it's completely unreasonable for them to criticize us as well. Whether Trump will further retreat, we won't discuss for now. What does it mean for us to start "unrestrainedly" using trade pressure measures? Rare earth control: Germany applies for use according to requirements, which will have no impact on Germany. As for the Renesas Semiconductor issue, is German media going to ask the Dutch government whether their approach is too without limits?
German media puts Germany's interests first, which is no problem. But regarding the Sino-US rivalry, German media clearly has a very unhealthy mentality. German media criticizes Trump, but what they clearly want to express is that Trump's actions are too reckless. The correct approach for Trump should be to unite allies to put pressure on China so that China submits. In that case, Europe's interests would not be affected, and it could even benefit from China's submission. However, after we played the rare earth card, the dream of the US-Europe alliance also came to an end. Facts have proven that we were well prepared to deal with complex situations. Germany feels caught between the US and China, but this is a problem for Germany to handle, not one for us to handle.
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