"China Threat Theory" Swept Across Europe

The European version of the "China Threat Theory" focuses on the economic and trade policy and China's African policy.

The rapid development of China's economy is both an opportunity and a challenge to the European economy.

After China's accession to the WTO, the import and export volume of Europe and America to China has increased by a large margin. China has become an indispensable and important trading partner, and the expansion of economic and trade relations with China has become a new driving force for their economic growth.

At the same time, competition from China is becoming increasingly fierce.

The new situation of globalization requires the participants of Global trade to make corresponding adjustments to their own industrial structure.

Some western countries failed to complete their industrial restructuring in time, and blamed the high unemployment rate on China's rise.

In recent years, textile disputes, leather shoes disputes, TV disputes and auto parts tariff cases between the European Union and the United States reflect the intensification of competition between Europe and the United States.

For quite some time, the western media has developed a problem. When it comes to the drawbacks of globalization, China must mention China. When it comes to China's economic rise, it must also mention the drawbacks of globalization. The high unemployment rate in Europe and the United States is attributed to China's attraction of foreign investment, and its international balance of payments deficit is attributed to China's export growth, and the difficulties faced by European and American enterprises are linked to China's economic growth.

In this way, the pressure faced by Europe and the United States in the period of globalization pformation is regarded as a threat to the west by the rise of China's economy.

China's close economic cooperation with African countries after the Sino African summit has also aroused criticism from the European Union.

African countries are mostly colonies of European powers.

Since the 60-70 century of last century, most African countries have established special relations with the European community.

The African continent is gradually incorporated into the EU's sphere of influence.

Therefore, some European politicians regard the development of China Africa relations as a challenge to the interests of the EU and deliberately misinterpret the cooperation between China and Africa.

In the west, there are media advocating that China is using economic means to compete with other powers in the sphere of influence. China's economic relationship with developing countries is expanding its global influence.

In Europe, there is public opinion accusing China of "putting Africa under its influence, making the region gradually estranged from the EU".