Running to the imperial capital, crying, making trouble, and hanging himself as a demon is indeed a life-and-death fight for the survival of the European Union.
Instead of engaging in these acrobatics, it is better to be sincere, maybe for the sake of the overall situation, we can also pull Europe. Letting go of the arrogance of old Europe is the only way out. is still holding himself high in the end, and in the end he can't get off the stage.
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The EU scolds the streets
The Europeans came to the imperial capital and chatted not very pleasantly.
Sometimes, there are many deceitful people, and those who deceive themselves believe it. Just like some folk martial arts masters, who have acted a lot of times, they really think that they have miraculous skills, and they run to the ring to play with professional athletes without knowing the height of the sky. Europeans are exactly like this, they have nothing to do and make up news about the unbearable economy of the big eastern countries, and they make up too much, and they believe it all, and they really think that the Europeans can come over and ask for a price in a domineering manner. The female leader of the European Union came to the imperial capital this time, obviously not figuring out her position. Von der Leyen said "the EU and China do not seek to decouple and break the chain", under a bunch of high-sounding diplomatic rhetoric, the original intention is one sentence.
China has too much surplus from Europe, you have to buy something from Europe!”
Reducing the deficit with China is the main purpose of Europe's visit.
The Europeans are indeed in a hurry. In 2022, China's surplus with the EU** reached US$400 billion, which is equivalent to earning one Vietnam's GDP a year. It is equivalent to twice the cost of the medium ** fee. Europeans have supported Ukraine for two years of war, and the total has only spent less than $200 billion, and China has earned as much money from the EU as it has spent on two Russia-Ukraine wars. The Europeans are really pressing.
Before coming, he put down the cruel words: China will either immediately reduce its ** surplus, or the EU will turn its back on China!
Behind this threat from the Europeans, there is always a precondition: the reason why China can make so much money from the Europeans is not because the Europeans themselves waste firewood, but because of the protectionism of the East. As long as there is no such protection, Europe will not be defeated in foreign trade. Europeans really don't have much self-knowledge.
The female leader of the European Union believes that it is a great "gift" to go to the imperial capital to show her face, show her goodwill towards the East, and shout a few beautiful words of "no decoupling and breaking the chain", which is enough to exchange for a huge concession and let the East import hundreds of billions of dollars more European goods. But even if the EU wants to do this, can he do it?The United States, which is three times more self-sufficient than the European Union, has been decoupling for three years, and finally turned back to engage in "small courtyards and high walls" in disgrace, and no longer dares to say the word "decoupling". What I couldn't do in the first place, I took it as a favor, and the European female leader who thought so last time made a big fall on the steps.
One cried, two troubled, and three hanged
In order to solve the deficit problem, the Europeans are a little anxious, but the old Europe really has no bargaining chips to exchange the exports to China that they urgently need. The United States will not let China sell Europe's high technology, and the United States will not want China to sell it. And with the passage of time, the little technology that Europe has accumulated in the era of electrification is also rapidly losing value.
With the influx of immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East, European society as a whole began to become "impotent of all kinds". Of the four fuel tanks needed for the fourth stage rocket thruster, the latest heavy-duty rocket to be launched by the European rocket company **io, two of them can be lost, and they have not been found for several months. In the end, it is likely that the launch ...... will be canceled due to the loss of the fuel tankNuclear leaks are becoming commonplace.
If you don't have chips, you can only cry, make trouble, and hang yourself. EU women will come to China, mainly responsible for the work of crying, as mentioned above, using the "decoupling and breaking the chain" that cannot be done as a favor, and begging the east to raise a noble hand.
The second troublemaker is mainly EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, who is mainly on the European side to make threats. If the clamor does not accept the demands of Europe, then let's see, the so-called "or else" method of warfare. On the one hand, Borrell said that if the deficit with China is not reduced, European countries will be able to elect more anti-Oriental leaders and produce more anti-Oriental policies. Even the issue of a certain island and a certain frontier will emerge in one go, engaging in the drama of "total isolation".
Three hangings are mainly some performance art. For example, recently the French suddenly sent a few sampans to the Philippines to help the Philippines engage in confrontation on the reef.
Of course, this is indeed a performance art of hanging, after all, the two US aircraft carriers are stationed in the Asia-Pacific region, and they have not taken any advantage, and the trembling French navy does not play any role except for touching porcelain. To be honest, the EU's gameplay of crying, making trouble and hanging himself is really a bit unsightly. The Europeans themselves know that this kind of acrobatics is given for nothing in the face of absolute power, but the EU must have to toss so much for its own survival.
Incompetence, rage, and life and death are at stake
Von der Leyen had just come to the imperial capital in March and April, and he hurried over after just eight months, and he was indeed forced to do nothing. Over the past six months, the EU has been a bit of a storm.
Germany, the economic locomotive of the European Union, has seen industrial production shrink for six months in a row. GDP contracted by 04%。And the pace of deindustrialization is accelerating. According to the German survey, more than 5,000 German companies have significantly cut their investment plans and moved their production capacity abroad.
The large-scale relocation of production capacity has caused the steel companies, the backbone of German industry, to face the catastrophe of extinction. The bosses of Germany even brought up the "EU patriotism" that Europeans look down on the most, calling for all walks of life to be loyal to the country, and not to move production capacity even if it loses money, because Germany's entire industrial infrastructure is facing collapse.
Even "EU patriotism" has moved out, and it looks like it is really out of tricks. Germany consumed a total of 484.2 billion kWh of electricity in 2022, with a population of 84 million and a per capita electricity consumption of 5,764 kWhIn 2022, China consumed a total of 8,637.2 billion kWh of electricity, with a population of 1.4 billion and a per capita electricity consumption of 6,169 kWhGermany's GDP is indeed very weak. After the companies moved away, there was a knock-on effect, starting with a skyrocketing unemployment rate and then climbing to 5 in Germany8%, while Russia, which was sanctioned by Germany, has an unemployment rate of only 22%……
Then, due to the deterioration of unemployment, borrowing costs and energy costs, a large number of developers in Germany went bankrupt and collapsed, and a large number of unfinished buildings began to appear. Then the bad debts from the unfinished real estate further deteriorate domestic demand, leading to more unemployment, forming a vicious cycle.
So when the German economy is in turmoil, should German companies "go to the national disaster together"?Apparently not.
Volkswagen, Germany's largest economic mainstay, has made it clear that it wants to reduce production in Germany. In the face of the threat of trade unions, the executives of Volkswagen in Germany made it clear that they must reduce the top production base in Europe and save 10 billion euros to support the research and development of new energy vehicles, otherwise they will be burned and everyone will die together.
The words are very beautiful, and it is very righteous to survive with a broken arm. But in fact, German auto companies are secretly increasing their weight in China. Volkswagen of Germany is betting heavily on Hefei and is ready to build Hefei into a second Wolfsburg (German Motor City). Volkswagen President Brummer even personally went to the front line to command and supervise the battle, poured the resources of the whole group, and learned from the Chinese "concentrated forces to fight tough battles". And the work of the workers in Germany was also concentrated for the sake of this "concentration of resources".
It's a bit like a big ship is about to sink and the rats are jumping into the sea.
The economic turmoil has spread to politics.
After the EU's exit from the UK, the economy was mainly German, French, Dutch and Italy. The economic malaise has led to a drastic shift to the right across Europe, with the right and even the extreme right winning elections.
Italy has elected a far-right anti-EU female prime minister, and recently the Netherlands has elected a "Dutch Trump", a politician whose main selling point is anti-EU. Although Macron is in danger to hold the throne in France, the right-wing forces are also in the process of rapid expansion. In addition, in the recent Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a large number of Arabs gathered in major European cities to riot, which aroused widespread social resentment and added a fire to the right.
It can be said that if the situation is not reversed, perhaps in another two years, the EU will become a historical document.
The EU's coming to make a demon this time is indeed a life-and-death battle for the survival of the EU. Since you know your catty, don't stick green onions and pretend to be an elephant, be sincere, maybe for the sake of the overall situation, we can also pull Europe. is still holding himself high in the end, and in the end he can't get off the stage.