The trip to China was suddenly cancelled, and the German foreign minister blamed the Chinese side for "the specification of the meeting is not high enough"?

According to the Global Times, German Foreign Minister Wadfour was originally scheduled to visit China on October 26, but suddenly announced an indefinite postponement 24 hours before the start of the trip.

The German Foreign Ministry explained that the reason was that "China failed to arrange enough talks", which was originally planned to meet with several high-ranking Chinese, but China only arranged talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the German side believes that this move "lacks enough sincerity" and does not meet expectations.

On the surface, it seems that the Chinese side has "cold-treated" the guests, but the truth is far from what the German side describes.

It can be said that Wardfour's motives for visiting China this time are not pure.

He plans to make rare earth supply and semiconductor tube manufacturing core issues. On the one hand, he requires China to resume rare earth exports to Germany, but on the other hand, he wants to "block the gun" for the Netherlands and block China's countermeasures against Dutch semiconductor technology restrictions.

This attitude of door-to-door negotiations with an "instruction list" has exposed its arrogant background.

More surprisingly, he openly touched the Taiwan Sea issue before visiting China, claiming that "there is something in the Taiwan Sea that is something in Germany", and even deceived "not to allow China's mainland force to change the status quo."

Such remarks not only distort the "one-China principle", but also misinterpret the Taiwan Province issue as an "international issue" and openly provoke China's sovereignty.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded immediately: "Only maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait but not opposing 'Taiwan independence' is conniving at the 'Taiwan independence' forces!" It hit the nail on the head and exposed the political calculation behind Germany's "pseudo-neutrality".

What is even more intriguing is that Wadfour has recently frequently cooperated with the United States to hype up the "China threat theory" and even slandered China for "undermining the rules-based international order" during talks with Japan.

This kind of behavior of stepping on China's red line while reaching out for interests is simply "standing and standing" in the diplomatic field.

In the face of such a visitor with pressure intentions, the Chinese side has actually given enough respect. According to diplomatic practice, foreign minister visits are usually received by officials at the same level, and foreign minister Wang Yi personally attends the meeting as a standard configuration.

The "higher-level talks" expected by Germany would be difficult to under the intensive schedule of recent Sino-U.S. trade talks and preparations for the APEC summit.

China's ability to take time out of its busy schedule to receive guests precisely reflects the importance it attaches to Sino-German relations.

But Waldfuhr obviously misjudged the situation.He viewed China's diplomatic courtesy as a signal of compromise, thinking that special treatment could be exchanged for pressure.Without a doubt, in matters involving core interests, China didn't even give the face of the US president, let alone a German foreign minister?

From the failure of Trump's tariff war against China, it is enough to see that China has already proved with actions that arrogance and threats are useless in the diplomatic field. It's not that the German Foreign Minister doesn't want to talk, but that he "can't get in if he wants to talk".

Seeing this situation, Bundesbank President Nagel jumped out and claimed that it would be best for Europe to reach an agreement with China, but if it ultimately had to take retaliatory measures, it must make a "bold decision" and "do the big one."

It has to be said that in just a few days, two key figures in Germany's China policy showed the world what "schizophrenic" diplomacy is.

In fact, Waldfuhr¡¯s plan to visit China is essentially an abbreviation of Germany¡¯s contradictory mentality towards China.

On the one hand, Germany relies heavily on China in areas such as rare earth and semiconductors, on the other hand, Germany is also trying to cooperate with the United States in technological blockade and geopolitical pressure on China.

Regarding the German Foreign Minister's behavior, the US media pointed out that this decision may further disrupt Germany's relations with China.

The German media also stressed that Wadfur's preaching mode lacks realistic foundation and is detrimental to Germany's interests. The really wise way should be to learn more from China instead of punishing it.

It can be said that there is a huge gap between Germany¡¯s economic reality and its political ambitions.

China has been Germany's largest trading partner for many consecutive years, and cooperation in new energy, manufacturing and other fields has been deeply bound. If Germany insists on following the United States to "decouple" China, the first to be injured will be its own enterprises.

If Germany can't position itself correctly, China won't mind letting Germany taste the two cards of "rare earth control" and "market access".

In fact, China has formed a mature countermechanism for such provocations.From rare-earth export control to semiconductor technology upgrading, from diplomatic orders to practical actions, China is steadfastly battling every step.

For example, when the Chinese Ministry of Commerce recently improved the system of rare-earth export controls, it specifically left a "green channel" for EU companies, showing both openness and hinting on counter-capacity - the door to cooperation is open, but the provocators will pay a price.

More importantly, the attitude of the Chinese people to such events has changed drastically.In the past, diplomatic friction may have been anxious, and more people now see it as "the decline of the West".

When the German Foreign Minister refused to visit China because of ¡°not good enough seats,¡± the Chinese netizens made the best response: ¡°Love doesn¡¯t come, we¡¯re very busy.¡±

In the final analysis, the German Foreign Minister's "escape" this time exposed three dilemmas in Europe's China policy:

First, the contradiction between economic dependence and political arrogance: Germany¡¯s automotive and chemical industries rely heavily on China¡¯s rare earth and markets, but attempt to kidnap pragmatic cooperation with ¡°value diplomacy.¡±

Second, the lack of strategic autonomy: following the United States in advocating "decoupling from China", it is worried about losing its dominance in the technology supply chain;

Third, misjudge the inertia of China's bottom line: misunderstand China's long-standing tolerance as weakness, and don't hurry to "make up" until it kicks the iron plate.

On the other hand, in China, from rare earth control to semiconductor countermeasures, from Taiwan Strait cruise to diplomatic reciprocal arrangements, every step is based on a clear strategic logic: core interests cannot be traded, and equal dialogue must respect rules.

Wadfur's farce has taught all western politicians a lesson: today's China is no longer the weak country that needs to rely on others. Any attempt to trample on China's red line and seek benefits at the same time will eventually bring disgrace to itself.

If Germany is still immersed in the illusion of "old hegemony", it might as well take a look at the United States-from trade war to technological containment, which time wasn't it ruined?

The essence of diplomacy is mutual respect, not unilateral pressure. If Germany really attaches importance to its relations with China, it should first learn to put down its posture and recognize the reality. Otherwise, when China completely closes the dialogue window, I'm afraid even the "foreign minister-level meeting" will become a luxury.