Germany's foreign minister has publicly criticized us! On October 15, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock claimed that China and Russia are trying to rewrite the world order based on international law. China currently declares to the world that it will defend multilateralism and multilateral institutions, but in reality, Beijing tolerates North Korea evading sanctions and ignores international maritime law in the South China Sea. China supports Russia's war in Ukraine, which is partly a defense of its own hegemonic ambitions.
Beijing keeps Russia's war machine running. Moreover, Baerbock claimed that Germany and Japan are located in the western and eastern wings respectively of the growing alliance between Russia and China. China's military deployments in the surrounding seas of Japan and the Taiwan Strait have significantly increased, which not only threatens security in the Indo-Pacific region, but also undermines the entire rule-based international order. Germany and Japan have close relations, both sharing similar views.
To be honest, this speech by the German foreign minister seems to give an impression that German militarism is coming back. The German foreign minister claims to have a deep relationship with Japan, which is constantly expanding its military strength, and makes comments on the Taiwan issue and other issues around us. What does Germany intend to do? Is Germany trying to recreate the evil axis of World War II? Obviously, for Sino-Russian relations, this German foreign minister has nothing but prejudice, and his mind is filled with the muddle of Cold War thinking.
The Ukraine-Russia war is not China's war, and it has nothing to do with China. We have only normal trade and economic relations with Russia. It is clear that Germany cannot exert influence in ending the Ukraine-Russia war, yet Germany is trying to shift the blame onto us, and we certainly will not accept it. Obviously, the remarks made by the German foreign minister are further damaging Sino-German relations, and this will inevitably come at a cost. If Germany harms our interests, we will certainly respond in kind.
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