The dynamics of China-Europe rapprochement

By Jin Liangxiang
0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China.org.cn, November 4, 2015
Adjust font size:

Chinese president Xi Jinping walks with French president Francois Hollande during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on November 2, 2015. Hollande is visiting China ahead of the COP21 summit to seek China's support for a new climate change deal in Paris. [Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng]



China-EU relations have become much warmer in recent weeks. Shortly after President Xi Jinping's visit to U.K., King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande respectively came to visit China in late October and early November.

The frequency and friendliness of these visits is rare in the history of China-EU relations. There are various reasons, but the dynamics mainly lie in the necessity of cooperation between the two major world economies and in transformation of the global power structure.

A warming is natural given the importance of relationships. The EU, the United States and China are the three pillars of the world economy. According to IMF statistics for 2014, the EU collectively surpassed the U.S. GDP of $17.418 trillion to reach $18.495 trillion, while China was in third place with $10.380 trillion. Together, the GDP of the EU and China accounts for 36 percent of the world total, so close cooperation is inevitable.

Secondly, both share dissatisfaction with the United States over the TTP (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement) issue. In his remarks following the signing of the TPP agreement, President Barack Obama said that the U.S. should not let countries like China write the rules of international trade. Though China takes a tolerant view of the TPP in principle, it certainly has reasons to be uncomfortable with U.S. intentional efforts to build an exclusive economic alliance against China.

The EU is also unhappy because of U.S. attempts to impose the TPP model on the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). Or to put it another way: the U.S. intends to force Europe to accept what the U.S. has achieved in TTP negotiations. Though the EU is ready to negotiate, it cannot accept something being imposed on it.

The U.S. certainly is still the most influential economy. However, both China and EU, despite their strong positions in the global economy, are also victims of U.S. hegemonic behavior. For Europe, close economic relations with China will certainly increase leverage against the U.S. in the TTIP negotiations next year.

EU's overture to China thirdly reflected its long dissatisfaction with the U.S. selfish policy. Since they have to depend on the U.S. for military protection, European countries would rather like to conceal these dissatisfactions.

Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation.
1   2   Next  


Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Enter the words you see:   
    Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 毛片基地免费观看| 色综合天天综合网国产成人网| 天天草天天干天天| 丰满人妻一区二区三区视频| 校花被扒开尿口折磨憋尿| 亚洲精品人成无码中文毛片| 看全色黄大色大片免费久久| 啦啦啦手机完整免费高清观看| 青草青草久热精品视频在线观看| 国产真实乱对白精彩久久| 57pao国产成视频免费播放| 在线观看视频日韩| ts20p1hellokittyshoes| 成人国产激情福利久久精品| 久久中文精品无码中文字幕| 日本高清视频在线www色下载| 亚洲av午夜成人片| 欧美一级特黄aa大片在线观看免费| 亚洲欧美中文日韩欧美| 波多野结衣教师未删减版| 免费在线观看色| 精品人无码一区二区三区| 又大又硬又爽免费视频| 老师那里好大又粗h男男| 国产中文字幕在线播放| 青草青在线视频| 国产免费AV片在线观看播放| 麻豆人妻少妇精品无码专区| 国产手机在线播放| 日韩精品免费一级视频| 国产福利在线观看一区二区| 香蕉视频在线观看男女| 国产精品美女久久久久久久| 88av视频在线| 国产色综合天天综合网| 91精品欧美产品免费观看| 国产麻豆天美果冻无码视频| 91精品国产高清久久久久| 国产高清无专砖区2021| 91精品啪在线观看国产18| 国产麻豆一精品一aV一免费|