If anything, this new threatening language from Beijing should be a wake-up call for Europe.
China keeps its markets half closed an expects full openness from Europe.
China is using economic relations to put political pressure — to spread fear.
China keeps its markets half closed an expects full openness from Europe.
China is using economic relations to put political pressure — to spread fear.
The spirit of partnership is gone.
If Europe wants to protect its own national security — like China does — and its competitiveness — like China does — it becomes the object of open threats and in a quite astonishing language, which reveals that there is no respect for Europe.
If Europe wants to protect its own national security — like China does — and its competitiveness — like China does — it becomes the object of open threats and in a quite astonishing language, which reveals that there is no respect for Europe.
If Europeans accept to be treated in such a way, Beijing will double down in its effort to bring Europe in its economic sphere of interest and to neutralize it politically.
To prevent this, Europeans have no choice but to „weaponize“, like China does, its own economic power and to turn it into leverage.
At the end of the day, China needs Europe more than Europe needs China.
This must be clearly communicated to Beijing by Berlin, Paris and Brussels
At the end of the day, China needs Europe more than Europe needs China.
This must be clearly communicated to Beijing by Berlin, Paris and Brussels
