May 31, 2017

"Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is visiting Germany and Belgium for the annual EU-China leaders' meeting, and this time, his trip to Europe has attracted particular attention.

Over the weekend, German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a stark warning to Europe that 'the times in which we can fully count on others are somewhat over' after the meetings with US President Donald Trump at the NATO and G7 summits. She also was quoted as saying that EU nations had to 'take our destiny into our own hands.' A few days ago, Trump told EU Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker that 'the Germans are bad, very bad' over the German trade surplus with the US, according to German media.

The US-Germany relationship has hit a rock. Though some analysts hold that the spats between the two are different in nature from Sino-Japanese conflicts, the disagreements between Washington and Berlin are apparent and the two sides are becoming estranged from each other. It also hit the transatlantic alliance. Though Trump's personal style has played a role in the change, there are also real factors behind it."

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