The Belgian Prime Minister warned: The last thing we should do at this time is to treat China like Russia.
"Belgian Prime Minister warns not to treat China as if China is ' another Russian '", the South China Morning Post reported on the 28th that Belgian Prime Minister De Croo warned on the 27th not to classify China and Russia in the same category. A geopolitical basket, he claimed, should be considered differently for both countries "at this moment".
"South China Morning Post": The Belgian Prime Minister warned against treating China as if it were "another Russia"
According to reports, De Croo made the above remarks at a forum organized by Brussels on June 27, local time. .
"I think the last thing we should do is turn our backs to China just like we turned our backs to Russia," the report said. De Croo advocated the continuation of the EU policy, which regards Beijing as a partner, opponent and competitor. "They (China) are an important trading partner. That's a fact - I mean, you can agree or disagree, but they are an important trading partner," De Croo said at the forum that day.
Source of Belgian Prime Minister De Croo: "South China Morning Post" reported
"South China Morning Post" stated in the report that De Croo made the above remarks while a series of summits were being held in Europe (i.e., the G7 Summit and the NATO Summit), China is an important topic in the series of summits. The
report also mentioned that Dutch Prime Minister Rutte said in Brussels after attending the EU summit on the 26th that he opposed reconsidering trade relations with China because of China's Hong Kong and Xinjiang policies. He said that the EU should solve these problems but should not isolate countries that do not comply with the European standards of and . Bloomberg reports that these remarks will help Europe reassess its relationship with China.
However, the Group of Seven (G7) meeting being held in Germany announced on the 26th that it would raise US$600 billion within five years to provide developing countries with funds to develop infrastructure. Western media generally claim that this is the West’s strategic plan to counter China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative. The NATO summit to be held in Madrid, Spain, starting from the 28th, is expected to make a decision on the new NATO "strategic concept", clarifying the position towards China for the first time.
The "South China Morning Post" reported that Rem Kortwig, an analyst at the Dutch think tank Klingendaal Institute, said that the remarks of the leaders of Belgium and the Netherlands showed that the two major EU groups have different policies towards China. A widening schism. "This is no coincidence, as it is intended to influence G7 discussions and - possibly - counteract the overly strong anti-China rhetoric in NATO's Strategic Concept," Kortwig said.
Regarding the G7's intention to raise US$600 billion to "counter" China, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said that at last year's G7 summit, Biden also announced a global infrastructure plan that "targets China". Today, this ambitious plan, dubbed "Building Back a Better World" by the United States, "is hobbled by a lack of progress." On the 27th, multiple Chinese scholars interviewed by the " Global Times " said that the United States and the West are trying to lure other countries, especially developing countries, into joining their geopolitical confrontation by "drawing a big pie" with economic aid.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on the 27th that China always welcomes all initiatives to promote global infrastructure. We believe that various related initiatives do not replace each other. We oppose words and deeds that advance geopolitical calculations and smear the Belt and Road Initiative under the guise of infrastructure construction.
Source: Global Network Wu Yuanchun
