It is reported that since the European Union proposed last year to "reduce dependence on China's first-class chain and diversify", it has begun to implement the so-called "multi-channel import method".
This strategy is not new, mainly because EU leaders see risks in over-reliance on Chinese products, especially in key areas; Coupled with the influence of the United States, they may be implicated in the event that the situation in the Taiwan Strait deteriorates. The EU has taken the first step in its "de-dependence" campaign by strengthening its relations with countries outside of China, especially manufacturing countries.
On Friday, at the third EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Belgium, the EU invited representatives from more than 70 countries to meet its commitments and introduced them to the advantages of cooperation.
Although the EU has ties with Indo-Pacific countries, it does not have deep ties in the industrial chain, and this forum can be described as the first large-scale cooperation and exchange; The forum was also seen as an attempt by the United States to make the forum more "hot" as it sought to link the EU to their Indo-Pacific strategy, so the EU invited as many developing countries as possible to participate.
Before the economic issues were discussed, there was chaos in the room.
According to on-site information, soon after the meeting began, EU Foreign Minister Borrell was questioned by a number of countries, asking for an explanation of why they held two positions in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and why they did not take action to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other countries have directly criticized the EU's policy of double standards by name and urged it to unanimously stop Israel's military action against Gaza. More than a dozen countries have made similar demands, demanding that the EU stand on the basis of respecting international law and principles, rather than selectively enforcing international law.
Even within the EU, there are reported countries expressing dissatisfaction, such as Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bettel, who openly expressed "shame" at the meeting about the EU's response to the war in Gaza. It is already very difficult to talk about economic issues, and many countries have lost trust in the EU. Although the EU has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to accept the two-state solution, the outside world is more concerned with practical actions, and the EU seems to be a bit "only talking but not doing" in this regard.
Commenting on the matter, Borrell explained that the 27 EU member states have different views on the ceasefire, which means that the EU can only adopt a "minimum common position", so they are sympathetic to the current situation, but also feel helpless.
Some commentators said: "Judging from the results, there is no 'double standard' in Europe and the United States, and their standard is the same, that is, to maintain their own hegemony;But it is a pity that the EU has not solved this problem, resulting in the fact that in the eyes of many small countries, they have always been puppets of the United States, lower than normal international organizations. ”
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