President Macron's speech has offended all three countries: China, the United States, and Russia! On February 10, French President Macron said that although the U.S. has suspended threats in Greenland, trade, and technology, relations between Europe and the U.S. have eased somewhat, but the "threats" and "intimidation" from the U.S. will not disappear, and "they will come back every day." Macron then shifted his tone, stating that in the face of dual challenges from the U.S. and China, Europe needs to be more resilient.
We are facing a "tsunami" of trade from China, while on the other hand, American policies are highly uncertain. These two crises represent a profound impact and a significant rupture for Europe. At the same time, we must admit that Russia does not currently want to achieve peace. The result I obtained is that Russia does not want peace now. Obviously, Macron's remarks mentioned the world's three most important countries: China, the United States, and Russia.
However, Macron has nothing good to say about any of the three countries, China, the United States, and Russia. What does Macron's speech indicate? It can only mean one thing: Europe is in a very passive position in today's geopolitical landscape. Macron's speech has offended all three countries: China, the United States, and Russia! Macron could choose to speak freely, but this precisely shows that Europe is currently in a position of being trampled upon everywhere.
Regarding the United States, Macron criticized harshly, but dared not break off completely. Regarding China, Macron claimed that Europe faces a "trade tsunami" from China, but in reality, Europe's own competitiveness is declining and its industrial policies are increasingly failing; if a large-scale trade dispute were to be sparked, Europe itself would not be able to bear it. Regarding Russia, he says "Russia doesn't want peace," but at the same time wants to bypass the United States and directly dialogue with Russia. "Strategic autonomy" has been repeatedly called by Macron, but the reality is very bleak. Obviously, criticizing China, the United States, and Russia will not make Europe better. In the great power game, words alone cannot change anything.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1856750798400841/
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