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        EU's dilemma on being hijacked by US: China Daily editorial

        2023-03-16 15:10:19來源:chinadaily.com.cn


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        AstaffmemberhangsaUSnationalflagbeforeUSPresidentJoeBidenarrivesfortheEuropeanCouncilmeetinginBrussels,Belgium,March24,2022.[Photo/Xinhua]

        SinceitistheUnitedStatesthathasdefinedChinaasa"threat"toEurope,theEuropeanUnionnowfindsitselfinadilemma,assomeofitsmembersaremorereceptiveofthatviewthanothers.

        AftertheUSlauncheditscampaigntosuppressthedevelopmentofChina"shigh-techindustryin2018,withitsactionstargetingHuawei,itcoerceditsEuropeanalliestotagalong,albeitmanyhavedonesowithnogreatenthusiasm.

        NowwithWashingtonhavingbroadenedandintensifieditseffortstoimpedeChina"sdevelopment,itisnolongerjustEurope"s5GnetworksthatWashingtonisintentonhijackingforitscause.ItwantstodictatetheEU"seconomicandtradepolicies.ThathastheEUuncomfortablycaughtontheproverbialhornsasitstwokeyinstitutionshavedifferentviewsonthemeritsoftheUSallegation.

        AsaPoliticoarticlepublishedonMondaysaid,theEU"stopranksaresplitoverChina.UrsulavonderLeyen,headoftheEU"sexecutivecommission,hasacozyrelationshipwiththeJoeBidenadministrationandistoeingWashington"shardlineonChina,whileCharlesMichel,chiefofthebloc"scouncil,wantstomaintaincooperativerelationswithChina.

        Theupshotofthat,asthePoliticopieceobserves,is"apotentialclashislooming"overtheEU"sChinapolicy,withthecouncilarguingthatthecommissionshouldconsultnationalgovernmentsmorebeforerushingtodoWashington"sbidding.

        ThetensionsbetweenthecouncilandthecommissionovertheEU"sChinapolicyhavecometoaheadoverthetimingofthenextEU-ChinaSummit,withthecommissioninsistingthatthenextsummitwithChina,whichhadbeenpenciledinforJune,cannottakeplacebeforethenextsummitwiththeUS.However,WashingtonhasindicatedthatBidenwon"tattendasummitinEuropebeforeJune—whichwouldpushtheEU-Chinasummitintothesecondhalfoftheyear.

        ThereisalotatstakefortheEU.Thesplitbetween"theEU"sduelingpowerhouses"isnotonlyaboutthebloc"simmediateeconomicinterests,butalsoaboutitsautonomy.TheoutcomeofthetusslebetweenthecouncilandthecommissionwilldecidewhetheritseconomicandforeignpolicyisdecidedinBrusselsorinWashington.

        Althoughitseemstobeachoicebetweenbeing"pro-US"and"pro-China",itisinrealityachoicebetweentheEUhavingfreedomofactionanditbeingageopoliticaltooloftheUS.

        Inmakingthatchoice,theEuropeancountriesshouldbearinmindthatitistheUSthatishurtingEuropeaninterestsmorethananyotherparty.Washington"stotaldisregardforEuropeaninterestsisevidentinitsInflationReductionAct.Theyshouldalsoreflectonthefactthatitisthelong-gestatingmachinationsofWashingtonthathaveresultedinthelargestandmostdamagingconflictinEuropesinceWorldWarII.ItisnottheirdependencyonChinathatEuropeancountriesshouldworryabout,buttheirdependencyontheUS.

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