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Recently, the Chinese side just issued a unified signal at the plenary session of the Fourth Central Committee, and German Foreign Minister Vadoufour ran to the doorstep of the country. He made wild comments on the Taiwan issue, saying that "the status quo in the Taiwan Strait cannot be changed by force"! The problem is,Is the Taiwan Sea issue related to Germany?
The plenary session of the Four Central Committee is one of the most attentive meetings in the fall of 2025, less than 24 hours after the meeting, and the full statement will be published.The most interesting part is about the Taiwan region.
For the first time in a very resolute language, the mainland emphasized the need to promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and accelerate the pace of national reunification. Don't bypass, don't conceal, don't hide, unity is no longer a function word, but included in the schedule.
As soon as the communiqué was released, the outside world understood the attitude of the continent was real.
At this moment, German Foreign Minister Wadfour suddenly announced that he would visit China. He did not come empty-handed, nor was he alone. Beside him stands the chairman of Germany’s largest rare-earth importer, the Association of the Automotive Industry, and several representatives of Germany’s core manufacturing industry.It appears to be talking about cooperation, and it’s actually “coming with a shopping list.”
But his mouth refused to close.
Before the plane had landed, Waldfuhr had already made a loud speech, saying that "Germany adheres to the one-way policy", but "resolutely opposes the force to change the status quo in the Taiwan Sea." It is also pointed out that once a conflict occurs in the Taiwan Strait, it will have a great impact on global trade, and Europe must reconsider its Asia-Pacific policy.
In other words, the mainland could not move Taiwan, otherwise Germany would not work.
It sounds likeining peace and is actually a serious interference in China’s internal affairs. The reunification of Taiwan Province is a matter within the scope of sovereignty. When and how to reunify it is entirely up to the mainland people themselves.Neither the German foreign ministers, nor officials in Europe, nor even the United Nations, are qualified to “speak” on this issue.
What's more, Germany itself has not always remained neutral. Foreign Minister Wadfour has criticized China many times in public in the past year. He not only expressed concern about the Taiwan Strait, It also called China's actions in the South China Sea and the East China Sea "more aggressive" and advocated that Europe should take "institutional and structured countermeasures" against China.
He never hid his vigil over the continent and even pushed for the inclusion of “Indo-Pacific security” on the European diplomatic agenda within the framework of NATO. The continent is both an economic partner and a geopolitical “potential threat.”
But the problem is that while talking about "anti-threat" in mouth, it cannot be separated from the mainland's market and resources in action.
One of the core problems of German car companies is the shortage of chips. After the Anscher Semiconductor incident, the supply chain of German companies was directly affected.Inventory is in short supply, production capacity is declining, and delivery is delayed. Germany had no way to deal with it itself, so it wanted to come to China to "go through the back door", hoping that China could help them solve the problem of chip supply interruption.
The chip is not supplied, and the rare earth is not stable.
Germany's industrial chain, especially electric vehicles, wind power equipment, and new energy industries, is highly dependent on high-performance rare earth materials provided by China.
on 9 October, The mainland's Ministry of Commerce has released a new round of rare earth control lists, including rare earth elements such as holmium, erbium, and thulium on the "sensitive export" list, clarifying that it will strengthen control over military and semiconductor uses.
As soon as the new rules came into force, Germany could not sit there. Wadfour hurriedly fixed the time for his visit to China, for fear that he would not be able to get the quota.But talking about cooperation is not a problem. The problem is that he wants to talk about cooperation but is unwilling to bow down.
He still maintains the old Western airs in front of the mainland, talking about "rules","order" and "fair trade". But when the Netherlands froze the overseas assets of China companies, he said nothing;When U.S. allies blocked China's chip industry, he fully cooperated.
What is even more ridiculous is that the German government is still pushing the EU behind the scenes to use "anti-coercive tools" to restrict China's rare earth exports, in other words, If China continues to adhere to the strategic resource control policy, the EU will start an economic retaliation mechanism against China.
The so-called "eating what is in the bowl and looking at what is in the pot" is actually this style.
Germany wants rare earths, but it is afraid that others will see that it is a compromise with China, so it talks tough and acts to please. It is necessary to talk about "institutional competition" on the table and seek "green channel" in private. The "double-faced" diplomatic approach not only disgusts the mainland, but also has different voices within the EU.
Wadfur's visit to China is essentially a crisis public relations. Germany hopes that through this visit, it will "stabilize" rare earth, chip, and industrial cooperation in the next few months, and then observe the trends of the European Union and the United States, and slowly put pressure on China.
But the problem is that the continent is no longer in the phase of being so tolerant with “foreign investment” at the time.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee clearly pointed out that to accelerate the construction of an independent and controllable modern industrial system, the core resources and key technologies must be in their own hands. Unity and security are the foundations of the country's development, and we will not compromise for whose markets, let alone for whose faces.
Especially the Taiwan Province issue.
The will of the mainland to unify Taiwan has never changed. Just emphasizing “peaceful reunification” before, and now emphasizing “the goal is unshakable”.
China sees Vadoufour as a “provocator” not because he came, but because he came to teach. He wants to obtain resources, but he is unwilling to let go of arrogance; Want to cooperate with China, but also spread hostility everywhere.
China has shown sufficient restraint in this reception and has neither put pressure on Germany nor rejected it. But the bottom line is clear: the Taiwan issue cannot be interfered and the unification process cannot be stopped.
If Germany’s Prime Minister will visit China next, he should learn lessons from this visit.You can talk about things, but don’t think about terms.Especially in the face of China’s core interests, what rules, what systems, can only stand on the sidelines.
If Germany wants to be a friend of China, it must understand the truth that cooperation is mutually beneficial and respect is a prerequisite. You can't go far while taking benefits and stepping on the red line.
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