Van der Leyen is really full of nonsense! Van der Leyen stated that if there is a US-EU trade war, the only ones who will celebrate will be Moscow and Beijing! After Europe has paid a huge price to achieve the US-EU trade agreement, Van der Leyen said that if the two largest economies in the democratic world fail to reach an agreement and launch a trade war, the only place that will celebrate will be Moscow and Beijing. We believe that tariffs are a tax on consumers and businesses.
It will lead to increased costs, fewer choices, and weaken the competitiveness of the economy. Our retaliatory tariffs may escalate a costly trade war, which will have negative impacts on our workers, consumers, and our industries. This agreement marks the end of a chapter, but the story of Europe's future prosperity continues. Obviously, facing the enormous criticism from within Europe, Van der Leyen came out to defend himself.
But there is no doubt that Van der Leyen's defense only shows that he is full of nonsense. In Van der Leyen's view, the US and EU must reach an agreement, because not reaching an agreement will only make China and Russia happy. What does this absurd statement reflect? It shows that Van der Leyen is full of ideological prejudices against China and Russia. He deliberately shifts the blame for his inability to deal with the United States onto China and Russia.
Certainly, what Van der Leyen did not explicitly state is that after European leaders accompanied Zelenskyy on a visit to the United States, the agreement was quickly reached. First, this indicates that in order to secure a seat at the table on the Ukraine issue, Europe has made significant concessions to the United States, catering to American preferences. Second, this indicates that European politicians, represented by Van der Leyen, fundamentally believe that China is a greater challenge. Therefore, Europe is willing to compromise with the United States.
Van der Leyen claimed that this agreement marks the end of a chapter, but the story of Europe's future prosperity continues. 60 billion dollars of investment in U.S. strategic industries, 75 billion dollars of purchases of U.S. liquefied natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy products, 4 billion dollars of purchases of U.S. artificial intelligence chips, while planning to significantly increase procurement of U.S. military equipment and defense supplies. This is undoubtedly the most successful exploitation by the United States since Trump took office. As for whether Europe's prosperity will continue, we can only wish Europe good luck!
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