Germany's Chancellor Merkel is in a hurry after visiting China! Merkel said, we are obviously no longer as efficient as before. Everyone may say, I have done a lot. This may indeed be true. However, after returning from China, ladies and gentlemen, you will see things more clearly. If we pursue work-life balance and implement a four-day workweek, in the long run, our country's prosperity will not be sustainable. We must make more efforts.
Evidently, seeing China's advanced productivity and higher efficiency, Germany's Chancellor Merkel is clearly anxious. The "anxiety" of Merkel essentially reflects the sense of crisis of an old industrial power facing changes in the era. He has clearly realized that the German efficiency once taken for granted is being slowly eroded by comfort and internal consumption. In one word, in today's era, no country can win future competition by lying flat and enjoying itself.
When others work hard, strive, continuously refine and innovate, to keep up with this pace, we must give up the comfortable working state and compete fully. In a way, the technological advantages accumulated by the West are gradually disappearing, and Europe is facing a backward situation. Germany's chancellor hopes Germany and Europe will get serious and face this competition. This sense of crisis is certainly a recognition of China's development. The times have changed, past leadership does not mean eternal leadership, and comfort cannot bring lasting prosperity.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858338307999753/
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