Here are the opinions from Chinese Netizen:
Answer 1:
Europeans are starting to suspect that the China-US rivalry is just an act!
China and the US engage in a trade war, yet trade between them doesn’t stop. Instead, European prices soar, ASML’s revenue plummets, and European companies ramp up investments in China and the US…….
Answer 2:
In Japanese anime, before the final boss battle, the boss usually absorbs their minions to strengthen themselves to fight the protagonist.
I used to think this was too stupid and cringey.
Now, I just laugh at how naive I was.
Answer 3:
The US invites Europe to eat some “Goose” (Russia) meat together.
When they arrive, they find the Goose has brought its own utensils, and China, sitting nearby, also pulls out utensils.
Europe turns around and sees the US pulling out utensils too, so they reproach the US:
“Why didn’t you tell me to bring my own utensils?”
Answer 4:
Why “bleed Europe dry”? Have you ever thought that maybe Europeans were taking too much before, and now the cake is just being distributed normally? People often talk about European countries’ high welfare: universal healthcare, free childbirth, generous unemployment benefits, high salaries in all industries, no overtime allowed, a month of annual leave, etc. But why do Europeans deserve such welfare, while Asian countries all struggle? It’s simply because Western Europe industrialized first in the modern era. Each country had a few industries that were globally leading, earning superprofits, and they blocked later-developing countries’ paths to catch up through various patents. In the decades after WWII, only South Korea, Japan, and the Taiwan region managed to break through first, capturing a few of these industries. They grabbed some cake, but given their small size, plus the US occasionally intervening, and coupled with rapid global technological development (making the overall cake bigger), the impact on Western Europe’s economy wasn’t huge. That is, until China’s turn. China is large in size and population, and its institutional advantages ensure it can concentrate resources on major tasks. So, starting this century, private enterprises tackled smaller industries head-on, while state-owned teams focused on major strategic industries. One by one, industries were followed, imitated, and eventually surpassed by China. Today, there are basically no remaining “advantage industries” for Europe. Global technology has also hit bottlenecks, leading to less growth, forcing everyone into a zero-sum game. Europe, after years of so-called democratic reforms and high-welfare policies, finds it difficult to organize the strength to resist. Therefore, Europeans working less but getting a larger slice of the cake wasn’t some natural right; it just lasted so long that everyone took it for granted. They enjoyed the good life for too long, forgetting that the cake is distributed based on strength.
Answer 5:
Europe today is like the late Qing Dynasty – rich but weak. It’s hard not to want a piece.
Answer 6:
China used to regard Europe as a partner: settling oil and gas in Euros, signing the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement, buying Airbus planes, and promoting a positive image of Europe domestically. The hope was to elevate Europe to an equal partner level alongside China and Russia to jointly face the US, creating more maneuvering space. What a pity! Europe couldn’t pull its own weight. Now China’s strategy is: since you’re useless, just cooperate with the US to finish off Europe completely. Eat what you can, dig what you can. Use this wave to fatten itself up further, cultivating its own markets for dumping products and sources of raw materials, preparing for the future showdown with the US. The whole world is waiting for China and the US to fight and weaken each other so they can reap the benefits. The final outcome might well be that China and the US suck the whole world dry before breaking with each other, and end up jointly managing the world.
Answer 7:
The essence is that the old US (Ameica) wanted to bleed the Rabbit (China) dry. Damn it, they tried, but couldn’t cut deep enough.
As a fallback, they pushed the Russia-Ukraine war to bleed the Big Bear (Russia) dry.
Then they discovered the Rabbit was secretly treating the Big Bear’s wounds.
After bleeding for a while, they realized they were working for the Rabbit.
So they took another step back, pulled NATO in, and started bleeding Europe dry.
Subtitle: Europe’s Waning Strength: The Redistribution of Global Wealth and Power
