“It is precisely because most European decision-makers realize the necessity of strategic autonomy that they have made it clear that they must strengthen cooperation with China,” said Yan Xuetong, dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University
Like it or not, we will have no other choice.
“It is precisely because most European decision-makers realize the necessity of strategic autonomy that they have made it clear that they must strengthen cooperation with China”
Like it or not, we will have no other choice.
I read this yesterday or so in another community. If you want strategic autonomy, you have no choice than cooperation with China? How does this make sense? (I mean, other than it comes form a Chinese researcher who unsurprisingly says that …)
I understand if Europe is no longer in love with the US but I fail to see how partnering with China is in Europe’s interest, let alone strengthens their strategic autonomy.
Surely it all depends how “partnering” is defined, since countries are already interdependent and that’s a good thing. IMO China is doing a service to the world with its green tech revolution. The question remains as to how to protect ourselves against its surveillance and manipulation tech.
PS: I hedged my viewpoint as carefully as possible (“surely”, “IMO”) but still people can’t resist downvoting it as worthless… What does social media do to people’s minds to make them like this?
China’s “service to the world” is delivered by forced labour and coercion, the Chinese party-state serves itself and itself only. It doesn’t make sense for Europe to substitute Russian fossil fuels by Chinese renewable energy tech.
