FrenchscholarBrunoGuigueispicturedathishomeinFrance"soverseasislandLaReunion,Sept.23,2022.(Xinhua)

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Amidtheenergycrisisandsoaringinflation,EuropeneedsevenclosercooperationwithChina,Guiguesaid."Whetherintermsoftrade,technologyadvances,orgrandinfrastructureprojects,it(China)willhavetobereckonedwith."

PARIS,Feb.12(Xinhua)--"TherealityshouldteachtheEuropeansthat,byfollowingtheUnitedStates,theyarenotdefendingtheirowninterests,"FrenchinternationalaffairsexpertBrunoGuiguehassaid,notingthatdeepeningrelationswithChinais"theonlyreasonablechoice"ofEurope.

CertainAmericanpoliticiansinsistthattheUnitedStatesshould"decouple"fromChina,itisbecauseWashington"sforeignpolicyisdominatedbythegeopoliticalanxietyoftheAmericanleadersoverChina"ssuccess,GuiguetoldXinhuainarecentinterview.

"InsteadoffollowingtheAmericans"policy,theEuropeansshouldthereforefreethemselvesfromit...ForEurope,theonlyreasonablechoiceistodeepenitspolitical,economic,andculturalrelationswithChina,"hestressed.

ForGuigue,Chinawillnotonlybecomealeadingpoweroftheworld,butalsoapeacefulpowerwithwhomEuropewillgainadvantagesbycooperatingwithit.

ThecontaminationofEuropebyWashington"sunilateralismhas"unfortunately"createdanunprecedentedsituation,hesaid.

"Butthis(American)privilegewillnotlastforever.ThecrisisinUkrainehasdeepenedthedistrustofmanycountriestowardsWashingtonaftertheillegalseizureofRussia"sassets,"henoted.

AstaffmemberhangsaU.S.nationalflagbeforeU.S.PresidentJoeBidenarrivesfortheEuropeanCouncilmeetinginBrussels,Belgium,March24,2022.(Xinhua/ZhangCheng)

Guiguestressedthat"ChinaisnotadangertotheEuropeans,itisnotathreathangingovertheirheads,anditisnota"systemicrival"."

China"sparticipation"withsuccess"inglobaleconomiccompetitiondoesnotseektooustanyonenortoimposeitsownpoliciesonothercountries,henoted.

In2022,tradebetweenChinaandEuropereachedanall-timehighof847billionU.S.dollars."TheEuropeansintendtorebalancetheseexchanges,itisunderstandable,butitisnotbyclosingEuropetoChineseexportsthattheywillachievethis,"GuiguetoldXinhua.

WorkedasaseniorofficialintheFrenchMinistryoftheInteriorfrom1990to2008,GuiguepointedoutthatFranceandChinahaveforgedfruitfulpartnershipsinmanysectors,suchasnuclearindustry,aeronautics,andpublichealth.

Amidtheenergycrisisandsoaringinflation,EuropeneedsevenclosercooperationwithChina,Guiguesaid."Whetherintermsoftrade,technologyadvances,orgrandinfrastructureprojects,it(China)willhavetobereckonedwith."

"WhyshouldEuropestayawayfromtheplanetary-scaletransformationsledbytheChinesecompanies,bytheirinternationaldynamism,andbytheirastonishingcapacityforinnovation?"hewrote.

"Whenacountryachieveseconomicsuccess,youmustfirsttrytounderstandwhyitsucceeds,andthentrytocooperatewithittoprofitfromit.ThosewhoadvocatedistancingthemselvesfromChinaaredoingtheopposite:theyrefusetounderstandthiscountryandadopt,inprinciple,anegativeposture.Infact,theyburytheirheadsinthesand,"Guiguesaid.

ThisphototakenonNov.4,2022showsaneveningviewoftheLujiazuiareaineastChina"sShanghai.(Xinhua/WangXiang)

Inrecentyears,GuiguehaswrittenseveralarticlesrefutingfalseallegationsmadebyWesternmediaagainstChina.

AlongwithFrenchwriterMaximeVivasandotherscholars,Guigueco-authoredin2021abook,titled"LaChinesansoeilleres"(Chinawithoutblinders),toshowarealChinatotheWesternpublic.