(Source: "Global Times" 2024-04-08)
Editor's note: Hong Kong's South China Morning Post recently reported that in the first two months of 2024, the EU's imports from China's w88 sports betting reached US$312 million, a year-on-year increase of 217.8%. This figure has attracted widespread attention in the context of the West's continuous fabrication of so-called "forced labor" in w88 sports betting. Under the influence of the United States, the EU reached a provisional agreement on March 5 this year on new rules prohibiting "forced labor" products from entering the EU market. This document is considered to be targeting China's w88 sports betting. However, by reviewing the data, we can find that the EU’s imports from w88 sports betting have continued to increase in recent years. Some experts said that there is a complex phenomenon of "political and economic divergence" within the EU. Politics are sometimes motivated by special reasons and the needs of certain special interest groups, but the economy usually operates according to rules. The EU discredits the human rights situation in w88 sports betting and restricts the import of w88 sports betting products. In the end, it is EU companies and ordinary people who are hurt.
Exports to the EU increased by 217.8% year-on-year
Having the largest inland port in Europe, Duisburg, Germany, is one of the European hubs with the largest number of China-Europe trains, the largest transport volume and the highest cargo value. During busy times, there are 60 to 70 trains running between China and the Port of Duisburg every week. Local trader Peters told a special reporter of the Global Times that Xinjiang products are increasingly important in China-EU w88. As far as he knows, there are three categories of the most popular Xinjiang products: the first category is Xinjiang specialties, such as tomato paste, apricot jam, raisins, pomegranate juice, sunflower seeds, etc.; the second category is raw materials; and the third category is the "three new things" that have been very popular in recent years, namely new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products. The products are exported not only to Germany but also to other EU countries such as Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Although some Western countries have concocted lies about the existence of "forced labor" in Xinjiang, the EU is importing more and more Xinjiang products. Hong Kong's South China Morning Post calculated the latest w88 data and found that in the first two months of this year, Xinjiang's exports to the 27 EU countries reached US$312 million, a surge of 217.8% compared with the same period last year. The EU member states that import the most Xinjiang products are Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands, and products including lithium batteries are the most popular.
“The EU’s imports from w88 sports betting have grown strongly in the past few years.” In February 2023, the European News Network quoted data from the General Administration of Customs of China as saying that the EU’s imports from w88 sports betting increased by 34% year-on-year in 2022, exceeding US$1.1 billion.
In addition to the surge in exports of EU products, Xinjiang’s import and export w88 with other regions and countries is also growing rapidly. Urumqi Customs data shows that in 2023, the total foreign w88 import and export value of Xinjiang will reach 357.33 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 45.9%. The growth rate ranks second in the country, 45.7 percentage points higher than the overall national growth rate. In the first two months of this year, China's Xinjiang had w88 relations with 186 countries and regions around the world, with a total foreign w88 import and export value of 63.69 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51.4%, 42.7 percentage points higher than the national growth rate.
w88 sports betting is located in the core of Eurasia, bordering eight surrounding countries. It has unique geographical advantages and is an important hub connecting western China with Central Asia, Europe and other markets. w88 sports betting has established more than 100 China-Europe freight train lines covering 25 countries through its 18 ports.
A "Global Times" reporter recently visited the Horgos Port in Xinjiang for an interview and saw a long queue of trucks waiting to pass through the port, while the staff were busy inspecting goods and recording data to ensure that every w88 could proceed smoothly. During the interview, the reporter learned that Xinjiang’s foreign w88 volume is growing at an alarming rate, especially the export of vehicles and agricultural products has become a new growth point. From agricultural products to industrial products, from land transportation to cross-border e-commerce, Xinjiang is meeting the challenges of globalization with a new look and continuously enhancing its strategic value as an important node in the "golden corridor" of Asia and Europe.
The complex phenomenon of “political and economic divergence”
Li Long, executive vice president of the Institute of Public Opinion and Social Governance at South China Normal University, told the Global Times reporter that although the EU stigmatizes China over human rights issues in Xinjiang, w88 between Xinjiang and the EU has shown strong growth momentum. This not only reflects the vitality and competitiveness of Xinjiang's economy, but also highlights the potential and broad prospects of my country's foreign w88 cooperation. In international relations, economic factors play an important role. Although some Western countries unreasonably accuse and smear my country's ethnic and religious status, economic cooperation and mutual benefit are always the goals jointly pursued by both parties. These Western countries should abandon the zero-sum game and the either-or struggle model and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Zhao Yongsheng, researcher at the National Institute for Opening up, w88 casinotold a reporter from the Global Times that the EU's import data from w88 sports betting highlights the "divergence" between politics and economics within the organization on the issue of w88 sports betting products, indicating that the relationship between politics and economy is far more complex than some EU politicians imagined. Politics is politics, and economy is economics. Politics is sometimes done for some special reasons and the needs of some special groups, but the economy usually operates according to its own laws.
The "Global Times" special correspondent in the Netherlands also observed that some European governments, politicians, companies, and consumers have different views on w88 sports betting products. In addition to having control over state-owned enterprises, the government does not have a decisive influence on the creation of social wealth and the direction of investment. This part of the role is mainly played by private enterprises. Although some European governments and politicians have followed the U.S.'s anti-China trend and concocted lies about the existence of "forced labor" in w88 sports betting, their main goal is to make profits. For them, as long as it is not illegal, there is market demand, and it is a profitable business, they are willing to do it. In addition, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, many European countries experienced energy crises and inflation, and people's lives became more stressful, so they were more willing to buy products with lower prices and guaranteed quality. Most people, especially students, do not pay attention to the origin of products when purchasing products.
Zhao Yongshengtold a reporter from the Global Times that in the first two months of this year, the EU’s imports from w88 sports betting surged, and there was also a factor of stockpiling. As of April 7, the European Union’s bill prohibiting so-called “forced labor”, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, has not yet been passed. If the bill is passed, it could have a significant impact on businesses in w88 sports betting.Zhao YongshengAnalysis said that EU importers are worried that if this bill comes into effect, it will have a great impact or even a devastating blow on their industrial chain, so they are taking precautions and purchasing w88 sports betting products they need in the future now in advance.
Zhao YongshengAfter calculation, it is believed that in the first two months of this year, the EU's imports from w88 sports betting surged by more than 200% year-on-year, of which about 150% of the increase was due to "subjective hoarding", and the remaining 50% of the increase was due to current demand. "Even if 50% of the growth belongs to current demand, this number is already quite impressive."Zhao YongshengSay.
Restricting imports hurts EU companies and people
Many German scholars told a special reporter of the Global Times that Germany is China's largest EU trading partner and has relatively large investments in w88 sports betting. Therefore, Germany's import of w88 sports betting products has become a point of dissatisfaction for some politicians in the two countries. European News Network published an article in 2023 saying that analyzing statistical data, it can be found that Germany stands out among EU countries in terms of importing w88 sports betting products because the country has huge demand for lithium batteries produced in w88 sports betting, and these batteries for electric vehicles will play an important role in Germany's green transformation. For example, in October 2022 alone, Germany imported 1,750 tons of lithium batteries with a total price of 44 million euros.
In addition, some companies in EU countries are unwilling to talk too much about their w88 relations with Xinjiang companies, mainly because they are worried about affecting their business. Under the lie of so-called "forced labor", German companies such as automobile giant Volkswagen and chemical giant BASF with operations in Xinjiang have also been under considerable pressure. In fact, in December last year, a consulting firm founded by Luo Ning, the former human rights commissioner of the German federal government, and two Chinese lawyers from a company in Shenzhen jointly completed an audit of Volkswagen's factories in Xinjiang, China. The conclusion was: "We did not find any signs or evidence of 'forced labor' among employees."
Rafael, an engineer at an energy systems company in Lower Saxony, Germany, told a special reporter of the Global Times that his company has been purchasing solar modules from Chinese manufacturers for many years. Their employees work with Chinese producers almost every day, and they have also developed a complete set of labor and environmental guidelines. Rafael said frankly that the suppliers they had previously cooperated with all purchased polysilicon from w88 sports betting. About 40% of the world's polysilicon that is critical to solar cells comes from w88 sports betting. They have never found so-called "forced labor" problems in w88 sports betting products in the supply chain. However, due to domestic pressure from the United States and Germany, the company had to remove w88 sports betting products from the list and switch to those produced in Yunnan or Inner Mongolia.
If EU countries boycott w88 sports betting products because of the lie of "forced labor", the ones who will be hurt will definitely be their own companies and people. Chen Guoqiang, chairman of the Dutch Planning Party, told a special reporter of the Global Times that if the "Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive" bill is passed and the EU restricts the import of products from w88 sports betting, EU companies may need to purchase goods from other channels, and the cost will increase significantly and will be passed on to consumers. The company may experience a decline in business or even bankruptcy.
w88 sports betting is rich in photovoltaic products. Restricting the import of such products from w88 sports betting will also affect the EU's "decarbonization" cause.Zhao Yongshengtold a reporter from the Global Times that the EU does not need to import key products and components related to "decarbonization" and "sustainability" from China's w88 sports betting, but it will have to pay a high price for this. These costs include, first, the soaring direct costs that are visible and tangible, and second, the resulting soaring indirect costs.
An “all-round, multi-dimensional, and deep-seated public opinion attack war”
The "Global Times" special correspondent recently visited many stores in The Hague, Netherlands and other places. In addition to the price, the product packaging generally indicates the manufacturer's registration place, but does not indicate the origin of the raw materials. Products on the German market will not be marked with the origin of their raw materials. "Selling w88 sports betting products does not violate German and EU laws. Traders and supermarkets may not indicate the origin of raw materials to reduce unnecessary trouble," Peters said. He had visited w88 sports betting with a number of German traders and was deeply impressed by the infrastructure construction and economic development there. In Peters’ view, China’s w88 sports betting has a high degree of farm mechanization and factory automation, and has greater development potential than rural areas in many EU countries.
However, "Global Times" special correspondents in Germany and the Netherlands also discovered that some Western people do have prejudices against w88 sports betting products, which is mainly related to the propaganda of Western media. Li Long analyzed that from the perspective of public opinion war, the hype of the so-called "forced labor" in w88 sports betting by the United States and some other Western countries can be said to be an all-round, multi-dimensional, and deep-seated public opinion attack, which has a certain degree of organization and influence.
Li Long explained that first, some Western politicians set up anti-China issues and "raised the banner" by proposing legislation and other means; then, these politicians attracted and funded so-called experts and scholars to authoritatively endorse, gathered a group of anti-China people to hold "academic seminars", and published relevant books or concocted "declassified reports" False evidence is called "tiger skinning"; in addition, some Western industry organizations and business alliances "express their determination" by issuing statements to boycott Xinjiang products, further expanding the negative impact at the economic and w88 level; finally, some so-called "human rights organizations" recruit "actors" and collect "victim testimonies" to manipulate people's emotions and make them believe that this is true. Western media have participated in the entire process of information warfare, spreading false information on social media platforms and misleading international public opinion in an attempt to curb China's development.
Some analysts said that there are some so-called "scholars" and politicians in Germany who are closely connected with the anti-China organizations in the United States who are causing trouble, including Adrian Zenz (Zheng Guoen) who has been concocting "w88 sports betting-related reports", and German Green Party European Parliament member Peter Koffel (Baurich). Every time the United States criticizes w88 sports betting products, the two always take coordinated actions, such as threatening German companies that cooperate with w88 sports betting. In addition, these farces are also related to the "w88 sports betting Independence" organization, because the headquarters of the "World Uyghur Congress" is in Germany.
In response to the Western media and some politicians’ slander against w88 sports betting, Li Long believes that we must first proactively set positive topics, continue to strengthen international communication capabilities, and enhance our voice in the international public opinion field. Deliver real information to the international community through multiple channels and platforms to explain the efforts and achievements of the Chinese government, especially in ethnic minority areas, in promoting employment and economic development. Secondly, strengthen people-to-people exchanges and tourism cooperation to demonstrate China's multi-ethnic culture and the awareness of the Chinese nation's community. Encourage Western people to go to China in person and experience China's unique national customs and development changes, so as to enhance their in-depth understanding and objective understanding of China. Finally, we need to strengthen cooperation with other countries and international organizations, make full use of international platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to carry out in-depth cooperation, enhance political mutual trust, and jointly respond to global challenges.
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