Deutsche Welle reported last night (August 26): "North Sea wind farms no longer use Chinese turbines, German manufacturers take over. Last year, a large offshore wind project in the North Sea of Germany planned to use wind turbines made in China, which triggered doubts from European economic and political circles. They were worried that this would give Beijing too much influence over key infrastructure for European energy. Now, the project operator has announced on its own initiative that it will no longer adopt Chinese equipment, and instead will be supplied by German domestic manufacturers."
[Witty] comments: On the surface, they loudly shout about globalization, fair competition, market economy, and free economy, as if they are loyal believers of market rules, and regard the most effective allocation of resources by the market and legal protection of free economy as dogma. However, once it comes to China, these principles become discarded scraps of paper at will. The Chinese wind turbines have won in competition through their own strength, which is the result of market choice and a victory of fair competition. However, the European political and business circles are uneasy, and they block it with baseless excuses such as "Beijing's excessive influence on key infrastructure for European energy," forcing German domestic manufacturers to take over. What is this, if not fear of China surpassing them in technology and the market?
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