Recently, there is good news about the domestic large aircraft C919. According to the observer network, on February 20, Asia's largest aviation event, the Singapore Airshow, kicked off, and the C919 ushered in its international debut, "It is the most watched aircraft of this air show", "Everyone is eager to see the style of C919 with their own eyes", "This is China's confident response to Boeing Airbus", ......At a time when the Boeing passenger aircraft is deeply involved in a quality and safety turmoil, the stunning appearance of the C919 has attracted the attention of the Associated Press, Reuters, Forbes magazine and other foreign media, and is considered to be an "excellent opportunity" for China to show its aviation strength.
For a long time, Boeing in the United States and Airbus in Europe have formed a duopoly aircraft hegemony in the international community, and with the rise of COMAC, its C919 production can give many countries in the world a viable alternative option in the future. According to the data released by CCTV Finance in January, orders for C919 have exceeded 1,200, and after the shocking debut of C919, it is not ruled out that it will attract more orders, thereby promoting the formation of a larger scale of COMAC's large aircraft industry chain, and eventually occupy a certain share in the international market.
It is worth mentioning that the Boeing airliner has been mired in a crisis of confidence due to repeated accidents, which has led to the blockage of its market. Therefore, the rapid development of C919 has become a new competitor to Airbus. In response, Scheler, CEO of Airbus' commercial aircraft business, publicly responded that Airbus does not want to bury its head in the sand, the market is large enough to accommodate competition, and Airbus welcomes competition. It can be seen that Airbus's statement not only shows the mentality of not being an ostrich, but also shows a positive and inclusive side. This is what the current world business competition should look like, instead of engaging in all kinds of first-class protection for its own interests, and unreasonably suppressing the potential "threats" that may be caused.
Speaking of which, we have to mention the EU's countervailing investigation of Chinese electric vehicles. And in this unfriendly move to suppress Chinese companies, France has played a negative role. Macron** has long put pressure on the European Union to take corresponding measures to restrict the entry of Chinese electric vehicles into the European market, and the reason for this is that France wants nothing more than to protect its own auto industry from being hit by cost-effective Chinese cars. In essence, it is still artificially set up ** barriers.
Last month, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it would launch an anti-dumping investigation into imported brandy originating in the European Union. In the eyes of the outside world, this is a rush to knock France, because basically all the brandy exported from the EU to China comes from France. The purpose of China's move is not to escalate the conflict, but to warn through local countermeasures, so as to achieve the effect of shifting thousands of pounds. Judging from the latest meeting between China and France, our strategy has begun to bear fruit.
On February 20, local time, France's Macron met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Paris. During the talks, Macron recalled the pleasant experience of his visit to China last year, and specifically emphasized that he will further build lasting and close Franco-Chinese relations. Not only that, the 25th China-France Strategic Dialogue was also held on the same day, and France's ** Foreign Affairs Adviser Bona, who co-chaired the meeting with Wang Yi, also pointed out in person that the strategic communication between France and China has been fruitful. At the same time, he also expressed his support for the EU and China to adhere to the positioning of partnership and strengthen effective cooperation.
In addition, there is another detail that should not be overlooked: the cooperation agreed upon by the two parties includes cooperation in the aerospace sector. And Airbus' headquarters happen to be in France. It can be seen that as long as China and France uphold the basic international norms, they can not only compete fairly, but also cooperate with each other to promote the development of the two countries to a higher level.
Despite this, we still have to remind Macron, but don't just make a positive statement here, turn around and forget, and then under the instigation of anti-China politicians in the United States and France, once again fall into the vicious circle of protection, and eventually cause a lose-lose situation.