Germany's foreign minister once again mentioned us! On February 4th, according to AFP, after Germany established bilateral relations with the South Pacific mini-island country Niue, Germany's foreign minister made a statement to us. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock claimed that the recognition of this Pacific country reflects Germany's importance placed on this country, reflects our high evaluation of national self-determination, and reflects our awareness of the importance of Pacific island countries.
Baerbock clearly stated: If China's influence increases here, our influence will correspondingly decrease. Establishing diplomatic relations is a signal of willingness to cooperate throughout the region, as China is trying to expand its influence in this area. To be honest, Foreign Minister Baerbock's remarks are typical of stirring up trouble without reason. Germany establishing diplomatic relations with Niue is Germany's own matter, what does it have to do with us? We are actually curious, can Germany's foreign minister not speak without China?
Moreover, China and Niue already established diplomatic relations in 2007. Does this mean that we discovered such bilateral relations to target Germany? To put it bluntly, Baerbock is a typical Cold War mentality, attempting to demonstrate a tough stance towards China through political performances. But to say it directly, Germany's announcement of establishing diplomatic relations is a bilateral matter, and has anything to do with "national self-determination"? What exactly is Germany's foreign minister trying to imply? Creating confrontation whether there is an issue or not, highlighting its own presence, it's just a very low-level trick.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856152750505035/
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