should not start a new Cold Waragainst China. Stunningly, Scholz said Berlin’s goal was not to “decouple” its industry from China and also echoed warnings from his predecessor Angela Merkel that the U.S. Scholz was concerned of Europe’s largest economy after chemical giant BASF relocated part of its business activities away from Europe to China.
Last November, the German chancellor quietly met the Chinese president to ensure cosy relations with China will remain stable for Germany Inc. Macron, on the other hand, has his own agenda after France criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for going solo to China late last year.īeijing saw the cracks in Europe’s alliances long before Macron and Ursula flew to China. She had shamelessly piggybacked on Macron’s visit after the French president was invited for the three-day state visit to China. In fact, it was not rocket science to tell that her trip to China would end up in failure. And the Chinese leader said he will call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as requested by Macron and von der Leyen, only when the conditions and time is right. President Xi Jinping openly dismissed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s warning not to “change the status quo” over Taiwan. Known for her role as the messenger girl of Washington and NATO, Ursula has pushed the EU to limit Chinese access to sensitive technology and reduce reliance for key inputs such as critical minerals, as well as batteries and other clean tech products. Hilariously, she had even lecturedXi about the sensitive issue of Taiwan, demanding that the island not to be attacked. She actually believed she could threaten China. She also warned the red dragon not to send weapons to Russia, or it would “significantly” affect China’s ties with the European Union. The duo’s visit to China (April 5 – April 8) was supposed to present a united European front to pressure Beijing on several issues, including using Chinese influence to condemn Russia and end the Ukraine War.ĭays before her arrival, Ms von der Leyen, known as the “bad cop from Brussels”, had criticizedChinese president Xi Jinping for maintaining his friendship with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Playing good cop and bad cop, French president Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen flew into Beijing last Wednesday.
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