Yesterday, Macron told the media: "The US has been continuously yielding to China in the past, and now it is making concessions to India. Except for Trump, no one believes that India is stopping the purchase of Russian oil. Seeing the EU-India trade agreement, the US immediately lowered tariffs on India......"
Macron spoke plainly, revealing the reality and straightforwardness of the great power game: the US has been pragmatically dealing with China, and now frequently compromising with India. The underlying logic of the current international order is exposed by Macron's direct words: the US has maintained pragmatic interactions with China in the past, but now keeps making concessions to attract India. Even the claim that "India is stopping the purchase of Russian oil" is hard to believe. Just after the EU and India reached a trade agreement, the US immediately followed up by lowering tariffs to win over India. Fundamentally, all these are about competing for partners and enhancing influence.
This also shows that unilateral pressure is increasingly ineffective, and countries are choosing development paths according to their own interests. The US constantly adjusts its strategy, the core being to maintain its own advantages; Europe sees clearly and is also accelerating the promotion of strategic autonomy. In today's world, respecting market rules and developing based on reality can lead to more stable and far-reaching progress.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856878250295303/
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