[…] the notion that Europe would be forced to choose between the two countries “doesn’t allow much room for the idea of European Union agency or any recognition of its major significance as a commercial bloc.”
Exactly this, Europe will not ditch either anytime soon.
The European Union will not decouple from the Chinese economy as a condition for reaching a trade deal with Donald Trump’s administration, the European Commission said on Tuesday amid reports that the White House has asked countries to do exactly that.
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The US wants to contain China. They currently don’t look like it but they are the country of the playbook. They haven’t started the tariff madness without a plan to decouple Europe from China. Otherwise the tariffs would be suicide.
Well if there is a plan I’m still waiting to see it. It’s good they’re subtle about it though, because playing mind games with your allies isn’t a good way of getting them to like you again.
This is the show for the people. The tariffs were discussed in Davos in January and were mentioned in the Washington Post in 2023. Project 2025 exists for some years. The leaders know, the journalists know, and yet, everybody was surprised when it happened.
They pretend to be surprised and likewise, they would have objected much much stronger before, if the allies wouldn’t accept what is happening.
Yes, the world isn’t that controllable. If it were a bunch of dictators meeting up in secret, maybe, but a group of democratic elected individuals, socialites and business people (all with their own agenda!) could never get something that elaborate done without some journalist somewhere picking up on it. There are many big media corpos, but there is also enough smaller ones who haven’t said anything like ‘european governments knew about the plan with the 25% tariffs that later were lowered to the planned 10%, because they secretly agreed to decouple from china without the public finding out’.
Exactly this, Europe will not ditch either anytime soon.
Exactly this, Europe will ditch China soon.
Exactly this, they won’t.
Ukrain also objected to the mineral deal.
The US wants to contain China. They currently don’t look like it but they are the country of the playbook. They haven’t started the tariff madness without a plan to decouple Europe from China. Otherwise the tariffs would be suicide.
Well if there is a plan I’m still waiting to see it. It’s good they’re subtle about it though, because playing mind games with your allies isn’t a good way of getting them to like you again.
This is the show for the people. The tariffs were discussed in Davos in January and were mentioned in the Washington Post in 2023. Project 2025 exists for some years. The leaders know, the journalists know, and yet, everybody was surprised when it happened.
They pretend to be surprised and likewise, they would have objected much much stronger before, if the allies wouldn’t accept what is happening.
Maybe go outside, see some sunlight or something.
You mean this is too much conspiracy?
Yes, the world isn’t that controllable. If it were a bunch of dictators meeting up in secret, maybe, but a group of democratic elected individuals, socialites and business people (all with their own agenda!) could never get something that elaborate done without some journalist somewhere picking up on it. There are many big media corpos, but there is also enough smaller ones who haven’t said anything like ‘european governments knew about the plan with the 25% tariffs that later were lowered to the planned 10%, because they secretly agreed to decouple from china without the public finding out’.