Is von der Leyen more fond of Germany and dislikes France?
Von der Leyen promised to reduce the car export tariff to 15% in the latest trade agreement between the EU and the US, while the tax rate for aerospace imports from France to the US is 0.
This directly caused a split in von der Leyen's reputation within the EU.
However, I think that the signing of this agreement was a result of one party's pressure to gain relaxation from the other. Neither France nor Germany wants to be the one who loses out.
It depends on how von der Leyen can keep things balanced.
This tells us that to avoid being forced to sign unequal agreements in international trade, one must have solid strength, or corresponding leverage, or the ability to counterbalance or exchange.
The US has long wanted to suppress China's technological development, either by banning "TikTok," or by prohibiting the export of advanced intelligent chips to our country. Also, a few days ago, they made Italy accuse our engineers.
But China has cracked them one by one. Their craving for rare earths has led to the opening of chips, and the arrest of Mao Chenyue also has a warning meaning to the US. Of course, "TikTok" remains ours.
It can be seen that only with strong national strength can one stand firm in the international arena.
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