Reluctant collaborator
MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Ukraine crisis has prompted the EU to strengthen its coordination with the US but it is unwilling to totally endorse Washington's competition with Beijing The protracted Ukraine crisis and the latest escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are driving a complicated shift in the global geopolitical landscape and shaping the evolution of major country relations. The alignment of the US and the EU on "de-risking" from China will have a negative impact on the high-quality and sustainable development of the Chinese economy and its technological sector. Since Joe Biden became the US president, ideology has taken center stage in the China policy adopted by the US and the EU.Using ideology as a tool to peddle the narrative of "democracy versus authoritarianism", the US and the EU claim to defend the "rules-based international order" by ganging up with other "like-minded countries "such as Australia and Japan to build an anti-China alliance, which will accelerate the forming of blocs and exclusive groups, and exacerbate confrontations and divisions worldwide. Meanwhile, the US and the EU are weaponizing ideological issues and seeking to build a "democratic alliance of supply chains", a "democratic tech alliance", and an infrastructure-building initiative led by democratic countries in order to reduce the reliance of countries on China, and strengthen the technological blockade against China. The US and the EU have also been interfering in China's domestic affairs regarding Xinjiang, Xizang and Hong Kong by imposing sanctions on China on the grounds of "human rights" issues.
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