The EU has gotten what it asked for and cannot blame others! When dealing with the US, Europe can't hold its head up and keeps compromising and retreating. But when facing us, Europe adopts an attitude of arrogance and stubbornness. Unable to handle the US and being bullied by it, Europe vents its anger on us. It's clearly a miscalculation by Europe. This time, we have excluded EU companies (excluding European-invested enterprises in China) from participating in our government procurement activities. This is a serious warning to Europe.
This tells Europe that if they damage our interests, they think we will accept all the unreasonable conditions they propose. That's purely their wishful thinking. Now, the tariff battle between China and the US has ceased, but there is still no resolution to the US-EU tariff issue. If Europe provokes trade disputes with us, it will face pressure from both China and the US. Europe should think carefully about what to do.
We are polite and open to discussion, but Europe doesn't want this. If they don't want goodwill, we can only give them a slap. In fact, Europe's compromise with the US won't bring any one-sided concessions from the US. The US not only wants to bleed Europe to boost its own manufacturing and replenish its finances, but also aims to weaken the euro.
The US wants Europe to bleed, to bite us, and to make no demands on the US. Currently, European politicians still believe in the transatlantic alliance, are unable to dispel their illusions about the US, and treat us with very biased attitudes. However, the underlying factor in all these games is strength. Ultimately, it's strength that decides everything. When polite words don't work, we will certainly not hesitate to show our cards.
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