Last night, Deutsche Welle published: "How should Germany deal with China? Should Germany learn from Japan? In December, German Foreign Minister Baerbock finally boarded a plane to Beijing, passing by Macron's group who had just returned from watching pandas. Next month, Mertz and the British Prime Minister will also visit China in succession. Why are these major European powers visiting China one after another? Are they coming to do business or to issue warnings?"
[Clever] It is absurd and misleading for Deutsche Welle to suggest that Germany should learn from Japan on how to deal with China! The successive visits of major European powers to China show no sign of issuing warnings at all. Instead, it is a practical request driven by economic anxiety. More than 5,000 German companies have their livelihoods deeply tied to the Chinese market, which has re-returned as its largest trading partner. With weak economies, the UK and France need to break through by relying on the Chinese market. They come with orders and demands. Baerbock reiterated the One-China principle, clearly recognizing that cooperation is the only correct solution. In contrast, Japan, while visiting the Yasukuni Shrine and denying history, is expanding its military and attempting to contain China, yet it has not forgotten that its trade dependence on China remains high. Europe votes with its feet, choosing pragmatism, while Japan is trapped in a quagmire of confrontation, causing internal exhaustion. To suggest learning from Japan is nothing more than an empty talk that ignores economic laws and historical justice. What should really be learned is Germany's clear-sightedness in facing interests and discarding prejudice!
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