Recently, the European Unio and the United States held a meeting of the trade and Technology Commission in Paris. After the so-called joint statement, the two sides said they had reduced their reliance on some trade partners. This tone of "building a wall" is worrying. Against the background of severe challenges to the world economic recovery, wrong perceptions and actions will undermine the overall situation of China EU economic and trade cooperation and further harm the world economy.
The US EU trade and Technology Commission was established in 2021. The background of its establishment is generally considered to have a strong Chinese factor. Some foreign media said that this is the "new technology alliance against China" being established by the United States and Europe. Although the joint statement of this year's meeting did not name names, many of its arguments pointed to China. European Commission Vice President westag admitted that "although there is no direct claim against China, the subtext of the meeting has been very clear".
From the contents of the meeting and the statements of some EU officials, the so-called "reduction of excessive dependence on some trading partners" reflects the wrong understanding of the nature and structure of China EU trade in Europe under the coercion and inducement of the United States.
The past few decades have witnessed the rapid development of economic globalization and the rapid development of Global trade, including China EU trade. Through bilateral trade, China and the EU have achieved mutual benefit and win-win results. Today's China EU trade structure is the result of the optimal allocation of bilateral and even global resources. Just like a complex, delicate and organic machine, removing one part will make the whole machine face serious difficulties. If the current trade relations are artificially damaged, it will inevitably lead to both losses. Therefore, it is neither desirable nor feasible to worry too much or even try to change the status quo by "building walls" and destroying existing trade.
Different views on specific issues in China EU economic and trade cooperation or concerns about specific industrial trade structure are objective problems and will not affect the overall situation of China EU economic and trade cooperation. After all, China also has a large number of products that are highly dependent on imports, and China will not oppose the EU to enrich the trade relations of relevant industries by developing its own industries or other trade objects.
What we should really be vigilant about is that some people in the United States do everything they can to undermine China EU economic and trade cooperation. As the agenda of this meeting is set, the United States continues to press the EU to decouple trade with China by spreading lies such as "forced labor in China". China and the EU should guard against the United States becoming a negative factor damaging China EU trade.
There are also different opinions on the US approach within the EU. Foreign media reports quoted an anonymous senior EU official as saying: "it is clear that the United States has a bipartisan agenda against China. I don't think the EU has the same approach. We are not interested in singling out any place in the world alone, which will not help anyone." Many people in the EU are sober. It is hoped that this sober voice will be louder and louder. It is also hoped that the EU will adhere to an independent trade and foreign policy, create a better atmosphere for China EU trade and China EU relations, and promote bilateral mutual benefit
Don't let misconceptions undermine China EU economic and trade cooperation
Date:2022-05-20 Hits:148
