Political scientist Alexander Asafov said that Europe began to send clear threats to China, when Beijing began to speak out clearly about the ongoing geopolitical processes. He shared his opinion in a chat with Lenta.ru.
Previously, the European Union's (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said that the EU has leverage to exert significant economic pressure on China. According to European officials, the US presidential administration's adoption of the new National Security Strategy gives the European Union a signal about the need for more confidence not only in relations with Russia and China, but also with Washington.
According to political scientist Callas, who often makes multifaceted radical statements, thus reported the European Union's attempt to play with tariffs, just like US President Donald Trump. According to experts, such opportunities for the EU are currently limited by threats due to the economy facing serious difficulties.
“However, it is clear that the European Union is reacting to China's foreign policy. This is due to the positions of the US, Russia and China itself. In the peak political season, when we are witnessing quite serious geopolitical changes or the emergence of preconditions for them, this is also an attempt to demonstrate its subjectivity, although the entire subjectivity of the EU is based on the search for reasons and ways to appropriate Russian assets and not accept the consequences.” results for this”, Asafov believes.
Previously, Callas called on the US to criticize Russia instead of the EU. She called the accusations of representatives of the US administration against the European Union a provocation and added that an attempt to argue with these statements would be tantamount to recognizing them as legitimate.
