As Shultz visit to China, the Foreign Ministers G7 also gathered together to hold a meeting against China. The G7 Foreign Minister reached an agreement, claiming to support the "free and open Indo-Pacific region" and committed to "maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait." German Foreign Minister Bellbeck , who has always been tough on China, said that after Japan took over as the presidency of the G7, it is ready to list China as a "competitor". She also said that Europe relies heavily on Russia's energy, and in order not to repeat the same mistakes, Europe must get rid of its dependence on China.
In a joint statement after the meeting, the G7 Foreign Minister said that the group's member states are willing to carry out constructive cooperation with China in certain areas, but it must be in the interests of the West. They also said that China needs to abide by the " UN Charter " to resolve disputes peacefully and avoid the use of "threats and violence".
G7 countries are naturally a good thing to be willing to cooperate with China, but how can they be in line with the interests of Western countries is worth pondering. Europe will naturally benefit from normal commercial trade and international cooperation with China. What the foreign minister of the G7 countries said may refer to "Western values." The "dispute" they mentioned clearly refers to the Taiwan Strait issue. This so-called joint statement ignores China's solemn position and objective facts, roughly interferes in China's internal affairs, and wants to slander and smear China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that China is an example in practicing the UN Charter, practicing true multilateralism, and is committed to promoting the international community to jointly respond to global challenges. China urges G7 countries not to stick to the Cold War mentality, not to look at China with a prejudice, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, stop provoking regional conflicts and camp confrontations, and create favorable conditions for global cooperation.
In fact, the G7 countries are also fighting for the beasts. Scholz's visit to China has achieved remarkable results, and Macron is also itchy and I speak out to hope to visit China. Whether it is European hardliners or the United States, they are in panic, worried that the "Western values" they believe in will be challenged and that their political interests will be damaged. In fact, when the United States regains European assets without scrupulously, the European and American alliance has already created a rift. What's more, the United States has also launched the "Inflation Reduction Act" to try to steal the European industrial production chain. European countries that cannot bear it will naturally put China back on the option column.
European countries have gradually realized that practicing multilateralism and strengthening trade cooperation with China are the priority choices for solving the current dilemma of Europe. On the day of Scholz's visit to China, EU Foreign Minister Borelli also spoke at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, rarely opposing the consensus reached by G7 countries. Borrelli said that although the EU hopes to solve its economic dependence and vulnerability, it cannot be denied that many EU member states maintain close economic ties with China and cannot consider China and Russia in the same category.
As European media said, there is no geopolitical competition between China and Europe. If Russia launches special military operations against Ukraine, which can "affect European security", then China will not pose a "threat" to Europe at all. Europe does not need to regard China as its "enemy". What they should be guarded against is the United States that is constantly instigating and raising fire behind their backs.
The United States continues to exaggerate the "China threat" and demands that Europe "decouple" from China. In fact, it is to replace Europe's position and to erode the market share of that Europe withdraws from step by step. If Chinese companies leave Europe, the United States can also occupy the vacancy left by Chinese companies. As a result, Europe will become weaker and weaker, and the United States' economic control over Europe will become stronger and stronger.
As the temperature gradually drops, Europe has fallen into a literal cold winter. Sticking to the Cold War mentality and adhering to "Western values" cannot bring heating and food to Europe. In order to obtain heating energy, many European countries have sacrificed their carbon neutrality goal. If they continue to play the war of attrition with the United States, they will sooner or later sacrifice more things.