A German political scholar has called for Europe to seek peace with Russia rather than viewing it as an adversary and to acknowledge Russia's historical contributions as the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War is coming.
Ulrike Guerot, a German political thinker, shared her views on Europe's role in global affairs and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in an interview with China Central Television in Berlin on Sunday.
"We want to see ourselves as a European culture or civilization. We want to exit NATO. In the face of conflict, we hope Europe can remain neutral. We don't want intermediate-range missiles. We don't want to get involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict for the sake of the United States. This is not our war. What we want is peace and to establish a peaceful order with Russia, not to confront Russia," said the scholar.
The German Foreign Ministry recently noted in a confidential document that representatives from Russia and Belarus shouldn't be allowed to attend World War II memorial events at the federal, regional, and local levels in Germany.
Guerot criticized this move, calling it unreasonable and immoral.
"This is unreasonable, historically disrespectful, and immoral. Although there is a conflict between Russia and Ukraine now, that doesn't mean we should disrespect the contributions this country (Russia) made in the past," said the scholar.
German scholar calls Europe for peace with Russia, recognizing Russia's historical contributions
German scholar calls Europe for peace with Russia, recognizing Russia's historical contributions
The "soft landing" of the China-EU electric vehicle case will greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
He Yongqian, the spokeswoman, made the remarks after China and the European Union (EU) agreed on the necessity of providing general guidance on price undertakings for Chinese companies exporting battery electric vehicle (BEV) passenger cars to the EU.
"China and the EU simultaneously announced on Monday that they had achieved positive outcomes following multiple rounds of consultations on the EV case, a development that has drawn wide attention at home and abroad. Industry players from both sides have 'highly welcomed and fully endorsed' the outcome, saying the 'soft landing' of the case is expected to greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment. Some EU politicians have described it as a positive step toward building a sustainable China-EU trade relationship, and said it demonstrated that resolving trade differences through partnership remains feasible," she said.
"Against the current international backdrop, China and the EU, acting in a spirit of mutual respect and within the framework of WTO rules, have properly addressed the EV case, which is of significant positive importance. The outcome will not only contribute to the sound development of China-EU economic and trade ties and help safeguard the stability of the global automotive industrial and supply chains, but will also send a clear and strong signal that both sides are willing to uphold a rules-based international trading order, setting a good example for countries to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and injecting greater certainty and positive energy into global economic growth," she said.
"China appreciates the spirit of dialogue showed by the EU side and stands ready to work with the EU, building on the current positive outcomes, to further implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two sides, maintain dialogue and communication, and support stable industrial and supply chains on both sides, continue to deepen cooperation on the basis of market principles, and make active contributions to the global green transition," she added.
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
