German media commented that if China invades Taiwan, it may be difficult for Germany to impose economic sanctions on China. (Picture taken from Weibo)
[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report]The situation in the Taiwan Strait is tense, and all countries are paying attention. German media commented that Germany has no choice but to endure China, especially since Germany has already paid a high price for sanctions against Russia, and it cannot bear similar sanctions at all.
The French Broadcasting Corporation quoted the comments of the German “Augsburg Zeitung”point outFormer German Chancellor Angela Merkel once praised China’s modernization pace and was concerned about securing the huge Chinese market for the German economy, so she sought to establish a close alliance with Xi Jinping. Now that the situation in the Taiwan Strait is heating up, the current Prime Minister Xiaoz has to face a choice and must quickly determine a position on Germany-China relations.
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The article pointed out that once China invaded Taiwan, the Western, European Union and German governments would theoretically have to impose the same sanctions on Beijing as Moscow. But it is impossible for Germany to sanction Beijing if it wants to ensure economic prosperity, and the Taiwan conflict will not change that.
The article emphasizes that German-Chinese trade is more extensive and important than that of Germany and Russia. About half of Germany’s exports to the Asia-Pacific region are exported to China. Germany cannot afford sanctions against China. This can be seen from the trade volume during the epidemic. Although the epidemic has hit exports, Germany’s exports to China still grew by 2.9% in the first half of this year.
The article said that although replacing Gazprom is full of difficulties for Germany, Russian natural gas can still be replaced, but Chinese technology cannot be replaced. Even if the high-end chips required in the future can be produced in Europe, the West will still rely on Chinese raw materials, such as rare earths. .
The article believes that if Germany decides its direction with a sense of morality, Xiaoz has to keep a distance from China, but this will not work, Germany has already paid a high price for sanctions against Russia, and can no longer afford similar actions, which is helpless.
This commentary was posted on Twitter, and netizens took different positions to start a war. Some people left a message saying: “You are true love”, “Then wait for the east to rise and the west to fall”, “You must endure Russia, only China can be accepted, Germany has ideas. Have you ever wondered why you are like this?”; and the seemingly small pink also left a message: “Don’t touch the porcelain, what is China messing with you? Natural gas is not cut off by China”, “You can’t bear it, China doesn’t care.”
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