Since the date of visit to China by German Chancellor Scholz was finalized, the outside world has begun to speculate on what achievements will be achieved in the cooperation between the two sides. Now that everything has been settled, the super big order of $17 billion was successfully signed. This big order not only swept away the doubt that Germany would "decouple" from China's economy some time ago, but also laid the foundation for more cooperation between China and Germany.
According to media reports, during Scholz's visit to China, China Aviation Materials Company reached an agreement with European Airbus to purchase 132 A320 and 8 A350 aircraft from the latter, with a total order amount exceeding US$17 billion (approximately RMB 122.1 billion).
In fact, just a few months ago, , the three major airlines in China, signed a procurement agreement with Airbus for a total value of 250 billion and nearly 300 aircraft. As a result, we increased our purchases again not long after, which was somewhat unexpected.
However, for the above cooperation, some people are happy and some are worried, and the one who is most disappointed is Airbus' rival Boeing. In recent years, Boeing has been in trouble. First, it suffered consecutive aviation tragedies, which blocked its exports. Then, the global aviation market caused by the epidemic caused a heavy blow to it and almost recovered.
Now, Boeing finally regained its momentum and prepared to make a comeback, but as a result, it was caught in a deadlock because it was involved in the geopolitical game of the US government.
In fact, seeing Airbus keeps "grabbing business", Boeing has long been unable to sit still. In July this year, when the first major airline order for China and Europe was signed, Boeing executives bluntly stated that the news was "disappointing" and complained that the game between China and the United States made it lose the market, urging the two countries to have effective dialogue as soon as possible.
However, it seems that Boeing's efforts have not achieved much results, and the situation has not developed in the direction they hoped. China is the most promising single aviation market in the world. Being able to take the lead here basically means winning the future aviation competition. Next, Boeing is likely to be left behind by Airbus for a long time.
From another perspective, Scholz's visit to China almost set the tone for the direction of China-EU relations. The relationship between the two sides bottomed out and rebounded, and achieved recovery should be a matter of no matter what.
First of all, China's large aviation order gave European countries a reassurance, and the influence of various skeptics will become smaller. In the past few months, the Biden administration has been using both soft and hard, trying to tie EU to its own tank.
For example, under the banner of human rights, it forced German companies such as Volkswagen to withdraw from the Chinese market, calling for the "decoupling" of the China-Europe economy, etc. Under such circumstances, European countries' mentality was once very entangled. They wanted the Chinese market and were worried that the cooperation between the two sides would no longer be solid, so they might as well follow the United States.
Nowadays, we use our sincerity to show that China's commitment to opening up is firm, and the foundation of China-EU cooperation is extremely deep, which directly shatters the noise that smears China-EU relations.
Secondly, Scholz has set a good example for the leaders of EU countries. There are actually quite a few EU countries that are interested in strengthening cooperative relations with China. But under the politically correct atmosphere created by the United States, no country dares to openly violate the will of Washington and extend an olive branch to China.
As the leader of the EU, Germany took the lead in taking the first critical step, which will inevitably lead to imitation. Of course, Germany is doing this for its own interests. With the intervention of the United States, Germany has lost Russia's cheap energy supply and is in trouble.
Therefore, when facing the energy crisis , it cannot bear the price of losing the most important overseas market. Once this happens, the German economy will definitely suffer a heavy blow. With Germany charging ahead, other countries will be much less pressure when they choose to engage in friendly exchanges with China. After all, the United States cannot be enemies of all countries.
Finally, China and Europe are getting closer and closer, which will deal a blow to US hegemony.Recently, some media revealed that French President Macron originally wanted to visit China with Scholz, but was rejected by the latter. Although
did not announce the reason for the rejection, it is not difficult to guess the logic behind it. If French and German leaders visit China together, the impact will be too great. The United States may not take any action at that time. In order to make its itinerary smooth and reduce some public criticism, it is understandable that Scholz chose to travel alone.
In addition, the above news conveys an important message, and Macron also wants to come to China very much, so the situation is very interesting. The United States is trying to win over allies in the international arena, but France and Germany are scrambling to visit China, which will undoubtedly cause a break in the encirclement system built by Washington.
For the EU, only maintaining an equal relationship between China and the United States is the most in line with their interests. Once the EU refuses to turn to the United States, it will be very difficult for Washington to continue to maintain the hegemony system.
