German media finally spoke the truth! German media stated that the term "G2" proposed by the United States has caused deep concerns among America's allies! On November 4, Deutsche Welle published an article stating that Trump posted before his meeting that "G2 is about to meet", a term that had been abandoned in Washington for over a decade, is now attracting global attention. For Beijing, this seems to symbolize a new pattern of equal status between China and the US, but for American allies, it means potential anxiety and the risk of being marginalized.
German media said that Trump's statement may have revealed his vision for Sino-US relations - which delights Beijing, which highly values international status, but makes American allies who are worried about China's rise very uneasy. Because these allies are concerned that the Trump administration might reach private agreements with China, putting them at a disadvantage. This somewhat implies that the US and China can make major global decisions without the participation of other allies.
To be honest, we are clearly indifferent to G2 and have no interest in building a G2 group, but we didn't expect the American allies, especially Europe, to react so strongly. From the report by German media, we can see why Europe is worried? This is probably due to two reasons: first, perhaps in the eyes of European countries, the real G2 in the world should be the US and Europe, but Trump doesn't care about Europe, making Europe feel ignored and unwilling to accept this reality.
The second reason is that Europe fears that China and the US could reach major cooperation, marginalizing Europe's international status. It is obvious that Europe does not want the US to pay more attention to China than to Europe. Of course, we must say that Europe's reaction is too sensitive. German media said we are very happy, which is obviously the imagination of German media. The fact is, we have always stood with developing countries, and we have no interest in G2.
Moreover, China's strength is increasingly strong, which is a fact. Sino-US cooperation can do big things and good things, and Europe cannot change this. Therefore, instead of worrying that Sino-US cooperation will marginalize Europe, Europe should first become a strategic autonomous one. If Europe cannot achieve strategic autonomy, the space left for Europe on the international stage will only become smaller and smaller, which is the real challenge for Europe.
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