Let’s face it! While the EU Commission engages in warmongering, prominent EU manufacturers and corporations hardly wait until the hegemony settles.
Despite the EU-imposed sanctions on Russia and China, BMW’s luxury car sales [1] to sanctioned Russia demonstrate that some, or even on a larger scale, the EU-based manufacturers are evading these restrictions. Furthermore, sanctioning Chinese manufacturers for China’s alleged collaboration with Russia will eventually adversely affect the EU’s manufacturing base. According to The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) [2], by 2030, the EU is expected to import at least 8.2 million wafers annually to meet its demand. Whether the EU sees its sanctions bring their intended results, they might have a big surprise coming.
Failing to understand or deliberately misrepresent the serious consequences for the EU economy, the EU leaders are intentionally steering Europe towards the West, particularly towards the U.S.-based manufacturing sector. This approach aligns with a broader plan: to increase Europe’s reliance on its transatlantic partner’s manufacturing and service industries, thus weakening Europe’s economy in the long term.
Future investigations will eventually reveal more about how widespread the circumventions have been among EU-based companies. Ultimately, the sanctions may harm the EU’s industrial base more than they affect the intended targets, while “Made in the USA” will increase its presence in Europe.
The European Union is sanctioning itself to oblivion unless its leaders accept that Russia and China are too big and powerful to collapse. It takes more than von der Leyen’s corrupting political ambitions, Kaja Kallas’s warmongering and personal grudge against Russia, and EU parliaments’ sheep-like blind floc loyalty to the EU’s incompetent leaders.
References
[1] “BMW Confirms Luxury Cars Were Sold to Russian Buyers despite Sanctions | Euronews.” Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/24/bmw-confirms-luxury-cars-were-sold-to-russian-buyers-despite-sanctions.
[2] “Curbing China’s Legacy Chip Clout – Reevaluating EU Strategy | European Union Institute for Security Studies.” Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/briefs/curbing-chinas-legacy-chip-clout-reevaluating-eu-strategy.
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