German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock described China as a rival and systemic enemy. She said this in an interview with she. El Pais.
“We agree that in a globalizing world we cannot separate ourselves from China, but we must not be naive,” Burbock said.
According to him, China is not only a rival and partner of Europe, but also its systemic rival. The diplomat noted that the European Union should be more active geopolitically in competition with China.
The German Foreign Minister added that for years, Europe believed in a so-called ideal world where difficulties in other parts of the world did not affect it. However, China took advantage of the vacuum left by the European Union and expanded its influence by creating economic dependency.
“We haven’t done enough to counter this,” Burbock concluded.
Former German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius declarationBerlin will increase military support to Kiev if China supplies arms to Russia. According to him, in this case, China’s role as a “peace broker” or a state that can “influence Russia” will be weakened.