Russian Satellite News Agency reported that on October 3, Klaus Peter Wilsch, the chairman of the so-called "Friends of Taiwan" group in Germany, promised in the face of Tsai Ing-wen that if Taiwan faces a "military threat", Berlin will support Taipei. Wilsch said: "The German Parliament mentioned in various documents and discussions that if Taiwan faces military threats, we will bravely stand up to help and support Taiwan."
It is worth mentioning that just a week ago, on the 28th of last month, three German fighter jets crossed the Eurasian continent and arrived in Japan to conduct a three-day "co-training" with Japan Aviation Self-Defense Force . On this side, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force dispatched three F-2 fighter jets, , to participate in the joint exercise. From the scale alone, both sides only dispatched three fighter jets, which seemed not worth mentioning. But this is the first time in history that Germany and Japan have conducted military exercises in Japanese airspace. Moreover, as the defeated countries of World War II , Germany and Japan should have reflected on it carefully. German Wehrmacht only has the right to defend Germany locally, and Article 9 of Japan's Peace Constitution stipulates that Japan gives up its right to start a war, does not maintain the army, navy, air force and other war forces, and does not recognize the national right to fight.
As a defeated country in World War II, Germany cannot develop offensive weapons. However, at present, Germany can be regarded as the veritable leader of the EU , and its international status is not inferior to Britain and France, which are the five permanent members of the United Nations. During the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Germany's attitude and the weapons assistance provided by Germany to Ukraine have attracted attention from the outside world. Europe is not just Germany, but organizations including the European Parliament, the German Parliament, French National Assembly and the French Senate all have the so-called "friendly Taiwan group". Previously, these parties also established the so-called "Formosa Club", saying that they should strengthen "transnational support for Taiwan's forces."
As the leader of the EU, Germany naturally has to do something in this regard. Although Germany's military development is restricted by its identity as a defeated country, this does not prevent Germany from sending fighter to Japan for joint military exercises. German Defense Ministry Minister Rambrecht also vowed to the media: "This is just the beginning."
It is worth mentioning that this time, the German Air Force not only sent three "Typhoon" fighter jets to Japan. One of the aircraft was piloted by Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, commander of the Luftwaffe, and during the military exercise, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz also played a crucial role. He expressed his hope that through this joint German-Japanese fighter jet exercise, Germany and Japan are partners with common values, and at the same time deepen cooperation with the Self-Defense Forces in the field of security.
Ingo Gerhartz said that the Luftwaffe will not do anything to stimulate anyone. But other German politicians don't think so. As early as August, German Foreign Minister Bellbeck had made a big fuss about the Taiwan Strait issue at the UN United Nations meeting, saying that if Taiwan is "attacked", Germany will never sit idly by and will help Taiwan. In addition, Bellbock also called on Germany to try its best to rely on China. To put it bluntly, it is to "decouple" from China's economy.
In fact, the one that should be worried about the most is Germany itself. The German economy has suffered a significant impact due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, because the "North Stream" No. 1 natural gas pipeline was sent directly from Russia to Germany. Therefore, Germany is troubled by the crisis of energy price increase, and since Merkel stepped down, Germany has almost one-sidedly turned to the United States and has almost lost its autonomy. You should know that during the Merkel period, economic cooperation between Germany and Russia, as well as cooperation and economic and trade exchanges between Germany and China were quite frequent.Now that we have entered the industry 4.0 era, Germany does not have advantages in artificial intelligence , cloud computing and other fields. In the traditional finishing and automobile manufacturing industry, Germany has a tendency to be replaced by other countries. For example, in the field of new energy vehicles, Germany has no advantage at all. Now Germany is facing the trouble of de-industrialization . Following the United States to make enemies on all sides will have a greater negative impact on Germany.
Generally speaking, the problem of the Taiwan Strait is our bottom line and our own business. It is not Germany's turn to intervene. As a defeated country in World War II, Germany frequently exaggerated that "there is something wrong in the Taiwan Strait, and Germany will not sit idly by", which is obviously unbearable for us. Germany's blindly following the United States and interfering in Taiwan's maritime affairs may ultimately destroy its own international relations and economic development, which is obviously not worth the loss.
