Then Scholz went to the United States to find Biden! And finally?
What do you mean by that?
You have to start withOn January 31, 2014, the 50th Munich Security Conference was held in Munich, Germany.
On the day of the opening ceremony, he delivered a speech saying that Germany will participate in international affairs "more timely, more resolutely and more effectively", and will not even exclude the "use of military force"!
After his words came out, everyone was a little stunned.
Because the real power in Germany is in the hands of the chancellor, ** is engaged in ceremonial activities, which is considered a vase, how can you talk about such a substantive strategic issue?
Gauck took the lead, and then a bunch of German ** at that time also followed and jumped out one after another!
Who are they? There are our old acquaintances, the seven dwarfs, the president of the European CommissionVon der Leyen
At that time she was the Minister of Defense of Germany!
Germany at that time was *** longSteinmeier, and now he's **!
The meaning of the words is similar to that of Gauck:Germany will "assume more international responsibility", "even including military involvement"!
At this point, everyone understands that the Germans are ready to make a big move!
But the previous ones are just atmosphere groups, and when they are almost brewing, the real boss is on the field!
Merkel! She openly said: The scope of our Germany's "participation in international affairs" will still focus on "diplomacy, development assistance, and training of local military forces." As for whether some of us said earlier that we would use military force, don't worry, "military intervention is the last option"!
But everyone can see that Merkel's last sentence is just a placebo!
At that time, the Germans were already shouting: I want to be strong!
Why? Because the situation in Germany at that time was indeed a fire frying oil, full of flowers, and the situation was too good to be a mess!
It has enjoyed a lot of benefits from the upheaval in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe!
The Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries are all socialist countries, and when they were engaged in socialism in the past, they engaged in infrastructure construction, and built a lot of roads and railways; Schools, hospitals, etc., have also been repaired a lot; The factory has built a lot!
As a result, once the drastic changes occur, will these infrastructures, such as railways and roads, still need to be invested?
No more! It will take at least a few decades before they go bad!
A large number of science and engineering talents have been cultivated, and they can directly become workers or engineers!
What about factories? With a very low ** acquisition, plus the original workers, you can start work directly!
You can also use these places as sales markets for German industrial products!
N in one fell swoop!
A windfall flew in, and Germany simply made a lot of money!
It eats the benefits of cheap Russian energy!
During the Soviet Union, in order to connect it with the economy of Eastern Europe, many natural gas pipelines were built to directly transport natural gas to Central and Eastern Europe.
Pipeline natural gas, but it's cheaper than LNG!
It's earned again! It also reaps the benefits of China's economic development!
Think about it, what kind of cars were basically running on the road at that time?
Volkswagen! Audi!
Benz! Bmw!
In addition to Japanese cars, many of them have German car brand logos!
These three riches, as long as they meet one, can make a country earn to death, not to mention that Germany is even three yuan?
So the Germans at that time floated!
Just when Germany was floating, it ran into a very good opportunity: the Americans felt that something was wrong, China was developing too fast, so they decided to shift their power from Eastern Europe and the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region!
Obama proposed: We want to return to the Asia-Pacific region!
Doesn't that reveal a blank spot?
At this point, you understand what it means that 10 years ago, in 2014, the Germans suddenly said that they would take on more "international responsibilities" at the Munich Conference, right?
It's almost the same as openly proposing it to the Americans:Big brother, you can go with confidence, from Eastern Europe, the Middle East and even to Africa, we will be optimistic!
Claim to be the overlord of one side!
After the Germans said this, they started on a large scale!
In 2015, Germany sent 1,200 troops to intervene in the Syrian civil war, and also got Turkey to agree to allow it to deploy German fighter jets in Turkish air bases!
The Germans also reached into Africa: in Mali, Niger and several other West African countries, it built bases there, and even began to garrison troops!
But that's not all!
We all know: under the instigation of the United States, a coup d'état occurred in Ukraine, and then several states such as Donbass rebelled, and the Ukrainian ** army, under the command of the US military adviser, went to **, but was wiped out by the Ukrainian armed forces, and the entire Ukraine had no soldiers available.
At this moment, Germany pulled France and jumped out together, grinding hard against Russia, and Putin must control the armed forces in eastern Ukraine, and not allow them to move westward, but cease fire on the spot!
As a result, the Minsk Agreements were signed!
Later, under the cover of this agreement, the defeated Ukrainian ** army was rebuilt and received training provided by NATO, mainly Germany, France, and the United Kingdom!
How to describe it?
10 years ago, Germany, don't underestimate it, it was very high-spirited back then!
As a result, everything changed in the flick of a finger!
How do you describe Germany today?
Internal and external troubles! How so?
Seeing these two news today, especially the one that the zoo can't afford to raise baboons, and insists on killing them and feeding them to other animals, it's really emotional!
Think about what was your impression of Germany 10 years ago?
Science and technology are developed! Advanced industry!
The country is strong! The benefits are good.
Speaking of it, everyone spontaneously has a longing for our own future!
As a result, who would have thought: Germany is now not good at science and technology, and if you look at it from the outside, it and the United States, plus a large number of NATO allies, actually produce far less artillery shells than Russia; From the inside, the zoo is going to kill baboons!
**And at the 2014 Munich Conference, a group of Germany** patted their chests with pride: you can return to the Asia-Pacific region with confidence, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East, and then to Africa, we have you covered!
Ten years, it is definitely a flick of a finger, and there are so many changes!
If these two things weren't out now, who would have dared to think about it back then?
What a tragedy!
Think about it again, in 2021, the United States was still in Afghanistan, on our doorstep to the west.
It's only been more than 2 years, and the whole line has advanced more than 2,000 kilometers into the Middle East!
Even in the Middle East, such a big thing has exploded!
If it is not handled well, it may shake the foundation of the United States!
Now in Southeast Asia, the pattern has also changed greatly!
The changes in this world, how plotty, from this comparison, everyone can already see it!
But the Germans don't need to be discouraged, there is another country that is worse than you: Japan!
Since Japan's GDP surpassed Germany's in 1967, in 2023, the German economy has declined by 0Against the backdrop of 3 percentage points, Germany can still surpass Japan again in GDP in a strange way!
Compared with the past ten years, the world has changed so fast, everyone can already feel it!
Again, here is one more nag:This kind of era is rare, this kind of opportunity is also rare, we must grasp it well, don't miss it, we must follow the pulse of the times, to go synchronously!
Taking advantage of the New Year's holiday, it is rare to stop, and it is recommended that everyone think about the road ahead.
Choice is more important than hard work!
These are a few days when it's a good time to think!
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