text/Walking Stuka
In recent times, Germany has become the "target of public criticism" in Europe. The reasons are very complicated. There are mainly several aspects: the German government always has loud thunder and little rainfall when aiding Ukraine, and is questioned about "working but not working"; when resolving the economic crisis and the energy crisis, Germany took out 200 billion euros subsidized the energy prices of enterprises, and was denounced by other European countries as "selfish and undermining European unity"; when EU formulated a policy to restrict Russia's energy price, Germany was once again criticized by other countries.
Of course, there is another reason related to China: Prime Minister Scholz went against the opposition and forced the government department to acquire the equity of in the Hamburg Port container terminal through Chinese companies, causing a series of quarrels. Even the new Italian minister of economic development jumped out and said irresponsible - the German government had to come forward and explain its views on China.
According to media reports, a brief released by the German government shows that Prime Minister Scholz will pay an official visit to China on November 4, during which he will discuss international hot issues such as bilateral relations, climate change, Russia-Ukraine conflict and the situation in East Asia with China. German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit confirmed at a press conference that a business delegation would visit China with Scholz; he also responded to some criticisms within Europe about Scholz's visit to China, believing that "the prime minister is working to achieve diversity, the world is in a multipolar trend, and a series of power centers will play a role, including the United States, China, Europe and other countries and regions." Therefore, Scholz repeatedly stated that he "does not support decoupling from China."
Of course, Herbstwright also claimed that the German government's view of China "has changed in recent months and years", and that the "turning point of the times" must be taken into consideration - this speech is translated as: I bow to reality, but I still have to be hard on my lips, otherwise I will "have no face."
Some netizens joked that some people in Germany were calling for "de-Sinicization", which eventually turned into "begging for alms in China"; they not only established a archway of "political correctness" but also committed themselves to China's attempt to make more money. In fact, we can understand this contradictory mentality in Germany, after all, it is not a mess.
The current political environment in Europe is not an easy task to show a friendly attitude towards China. When Scholz approved a Chinese company to acquire shares in Hamburg Port, Italy jumped out and spoke; when Scholz decided to visit China, some media revealed that French President Macron was opposed, and he hoped Scholz would not go to China in such a hurry - in the final analysis, it was still a matter of face; Scholz was quite rational in this regard, after all, it was not too late to "beg for alms", and if it was too late, there would be only the remaining leftovers.
In fact, France and even the whole of Europe have sought out for China; to solve the current inflation crisis and economic recession, cooperation with China is essential. Many large French companies, like German companies, have increased their investment in China, such as Total , etc.; Macron does not have to pretend that he is reserved, and the whole Europe should also get rid of this mentality. Their cooperation with China is not a gift to China, but a cooperative relationship they need - in terms of "physical honesty", France should be a role model for Germany, rather than like now, Germany teaches France how to "submission to reality gracefully."
It can be foreseen that when German business representatives came to China and signed a package of cooperation agreements, many people must have overturned the "jealousy", especially the Washington on the other side of the Pacific. However, as American economist Jeffrey Sachs said, "As long as there is a US military base, you will ignore anything else in Washington." Not only for Germany, but also for the entire Europe, as long as the US military is still stationed in Europe for one day, Europe will not have a truly "independent country". How long will it take for Europe to win this independence?
