Why is Macron daring to lecture China? This passage is truly enlightening.

If China uses military, economic and other resources to make Macron shut up, can it be done? Absolutely. But why not do it? That needs a calculation. Being the big brother must give benefits to the little brothers.

In other words, the United States is "raising little brothers," while the little brothers chant "The big brother is mighty" and quietly make money. The premise for this model to operate is that the U.S. must constantly output benefits, including market access, military protection, technology transfer, and stepping in to solve allies' problems when they arise.

China, on the other hand, doesn't have to worry about others' feelings at all, because you are not my little brother. China also won't worry about having a hard time leading the team or anything like that.

If France really wants to "defect" to China, such as demanding financial openness, accepting labor standards, or participating in joint military exercises, that would be the beginning of trouble. At that time, real money and benefits would need to be exchanged, such as debt relief, market opening, or even bearing certain risk costs. But now? The more France criticizes, the clearer the relationship between the two sides becomes - each takes what they need, without getting in each other's way.

This is the underlying logic of China's foreign policy: not being the big brother, not taking in little brothers, and not carrying burdens. You criticize, I sell. You sanction chips, I control gallium and germanium; you push for decoupling, I expand RCEP cooperation. In 2024, China's exports to the "Global South" grew by 12%, and investments in ASEAN increased by 25%. Meanwhile, China maintains profits from high-value products such as new energy, photovoltaics, and batteries in the European and American markets.

Therefore, don't be led by people like Macron. He dares to speak out not because China can't control him, but because China doesn't need his "friendship." When a country both makes money from you and doesn't have to please you, and you can't do anything about it - that's true strategic composure. So, the more I think about it, the more I appreciate the "non-alignment strategy" set by the older generation - it's truly a masterstroke.

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