For a long time, the attitude of European and American countries towards China has often been one thing in front of others and another behind the scenes. They not only want to occupy the moral high ground, but also reap practical benefits. British Prime Minister Johnson's latest statement is inconsistent with his actual actions, which once again reflects the problems of this inconsistent China policy.
According to Reuters reported on June 26, British Prime Minister Johnson talked about China policy when attending the Group of Seven leaders' summit. He said that G7 every country has a large number of economic and trade exchanges with China, and China is " "A huge fact in our lives", the key to the problem is how to find a balance between "protecting Western values" and maintaining China's trade. Johnson told reporters that this balance point is what the G7 countries must find, but he also admitted that this is a very difficult thing.
Johnson wants to do business with China, but he is very conflicted. The behavior of the British government illustrates this point. According to a report by the British " Daily Telegraph " on June 26, local time, the British Department of Work and Pensions issued a notice saying that the department would no longer use any surveillance camera equipment made in China, and used this as a reason to veto China's The reason for Hikvision's bid turned out to be Hikvision 's attitude on Xinjiang-related issues. In addition to the Department of Work and Pensions, the British Department of Health has already banned the purchase of Chinese surveillance cameras, and the reason given is even more ridiculous: they believe that Hikvision is a Chinese "spy".
On the one hand, it claims to find a good balance with China, but on the other hand, it unscrupulously accuses Chinese companies of groundless accusations. As Johnson said, this is indeed "a difficult balance." However, the difficult balance is not between Western values and China's trade, but between the ambitions of Western countries and China's strength.
In recent years, China has achieved development results that have astonished other countries around the world, and its comprehensive national strength has been greatly improved. As the saying goes, "a saint within and a king outside", even if China does not seek global hegemony like the United States, China's international status and influence Strength will inevitably rise as a result. However, as the next scientific and technological revolution has not yet arrived, and the current international situation is about "dividing the cake" rather than "growing the cake", China's development means the relative decline of traditional developed countries.
Britain began to turn to the financial field a long time ago, so the impact it suffered was not that obvious. Manufacturing giants such as Germany and Japan should have a deep understanding of the impact of China's rise, especially the pillar industries of these two countries—— The automobile industry, under the background of the booming development of new energy vehicles in China, has already experienced a great sense of crisis.
The economic base determines the superstructure . From this, it is not difficult to find that the so-called "Western values" are actually rooted in their economic development. In essence, they are a reflection of the economic development level of these developed countries. When more and more cakes are being divided, these countries will certainly not have a good attitude toward China, but they cannot completely give up trade with China.
China has a population of 1.4 billion, which is a very huge market. The total population of the EU member states is only 440 million, and the total population of the United States is only 330 million. How could capitalists who are driven by profit-seeking abandon such a huge market? The products produced in China are also inseparable from these countries. Trump launched the Sino-US trade war. As a result, Biden can no longer hold on and continues to let out rumors that he wants to withdraw the tariffs imposed on China during the trade war. , hoping to import Chinese products to reduce inflation.
The above is where Western countries continue to struggle, and it is also the "balance point" Johnson is struggling to find.
However, this balance point may only exist in the minds of some people. China's current national power and international influence can no longer allow some Western countries to do things in front of their faces and behind their backs, and to engage in tricks like building plank roads in the open and secretly building warehouses. As the Chinese representative said at the Sino-US high-level dialogue, the Chinese people do not accept it. This set! The tiger sitting on the dragon's plate is better than the past. It is earth-shaking and generous. It is time for these countries to update their outdated views on China. Talking with honey and using swords with secrets will no longer work.
