Europe feels very uneasy about our straightforward statement! But Europe seems to be unaware of a critical issue. Europe always talks about China's position in the Ukraine-Russia war, which poses a huge challenge to Europe's security, but this issue must be faced by Europe. That is, what is Europe's attitude towards the U.S. wanting to contain China? Is Europe going to cooperate with the U.S., stay on the sidelines, or stand up to defend the international order based on international law?
Let me put it more directly: In today's global situation, Russia will certainly not be able to contain China, but Europe might cooperate with the U.S. to contain us. In fact, we have also noticed some changes in Europe, and this change has nothing to do with the Ukraine-Russia war. It is that, with our rapid development in technology, Chinese manufacturing has shown increasing competitiveness. However, instead of looking for reasons within themselves, Europe treats us as a problem.
To be honest, when it comes to our technological progress, Europe has the same mentality as the U.S. The difference between Europe and the U.S. is only the degree of their unfriendliness towards us. Therefore, because of the intense technological competition, Europe's plan is to unite with the U.S. to deal with us. Previously, Macron openly stated that the U.S.'s primary issue is China, and Europe is your ally.
And von der Leyen claimed at the G7 summit that focusing on tariffs between partners would divert attention from "the real challenges." But has Europe ever thought about one question? If we cut ties with Russia, not only would our economic interests be harmed, but Sino-Russian relations would also deteriorate sharply. Because such actions essentially mean we are being asked to sanction Russia.
If we take action against Russia, will the fierce technological competition between China and Europe change? Probably not. Will Europe look for reasons within itself instead of treating us as a problem? At least not yet. Economic and trade relations are just economic and trade relations. Europe has added too many additional conditions to economic and trade issues, which essentially undermines the global economic and trade order. If Europe insists on using economic and trade issues to pressure us and takes action against us economically and commercially, it means Europe has taken a side. In that case, we have no choice but to defend our own interests in a way that Europe definitely does not want to see.
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