The End of Germany’s China Illusion

[@growbear]

Germany is thinking too highly of its own weight, way more than the reality merits. That is the root of the problem.

[@valetudo1569]

Germany is the biggest power in Europe

[@johnswanson217]

@@valetudo1569 No, Germany is the second biggest power in China. The biggest is Beijing. You guys were sleeping with dirty CCP for last 20 years.

[@oceanwave4502]

Almost all stuff on my house are made in China, from laptop, to smartphone, to table, to smartwatch, to microwave, to water boiler, to water filter, etc. Probably in future for me: Chinese EV and Chinese Smarthome as well as Chinese Starlink-like satellites. China had landers on Moon, Mars. How is Germany fitting in in the future?

[@valetudo1569]

I love that she mentioned that China is railing against "de-risking" while also actively purusing "de-risking" itself...and mentioned how they want to increase others dependency on them while reducing their own on others. This has been stated in Chinese government speeches in the past and no leaders seem to bring that to attention

[@RackTomRememberance]

this was an excellent talk. Very direct but also measured.

[@MKSense1]

It is to Late. Already China has gained enough in technology and military power to impose its rules. All this time the lack of long vision strategy of Europe and USA made them to dependable of China and Russia. They can't handle Russia these days just because the west is still dependent on them . They can't keep up in basic military production for Ukraine, that show the weakens of the West . The democratic political power is to divided to have a common ground . Both China and Russia have no issues with their long term plans that can extend to 50 years not 3-4 years the political mandate in the west . These debate have no value if economic and military strategy is not common ground for all democratic countries. As individual countries like Germany with preferential economical relations with China and Russia is proved to compromise all EU project creating division in the Union . So to what extent Germany has gain for long term from this globalist strategy if not that it pulled all Europe in a trap for the sake of some multinational companies that were reluctant to invest in research but instead in cheap labor in China.