German media published an article stating that Europe is at risk of becoming a digital colony of the United States and China. German media stated that the world economy used to be densely intertwined like a large net, but it is now breaking apart. Now, any company that wants to succeed in foreign markets must produce locally. The model of producing domestically and selling globally is no longer effective. Europe must make a choice: can it become a third pole in the economic field, separate from China and the United States?
Or will it become a place where Americans and Chinese sell cars, even a digital colony where American and Chinese tech companies use to train artificial intelligence? Obviously, when German media claims that Europe might become an economic "colony" of the US and China, what does this indicate? There is no doubt that this indicates that German media has realized that in the technological competition with the US and China, Europe is gradually falling behind.
In fact, global industrial competition is not about whether production needs to take place locally, but rather about the competitiveness of enterprises. If the local area itself has strong competitiveness and can become a high ground for technological innovation, even if production needs to take place locally, it will ensure the advantage of the country's industries. When German media claims that Europe might become an economic "colony" of the US and China, as for the US, we will not discuss it here. Evaluating China in this way is obviously wrong.
Whether Chinese enterprises sell products to Europe or invest in Europe, they need to comply with European laws and meet European industry standards. How could this be economic colonialism? It is obvious that German media cannot, because of the decline in Europe's competitiveness and the resulting anxiety, impose the logic of colonialism on us. Commercial competition should naturally be a healthy competition. Ultimately, the key is for Europe to enhance its own competitiveness.
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