在气球爆开时,欧洲正发生什么?间谍气球事件加剧美中紧张关系,布鲁塞尔陷入困境|POLITICO

  • 中国间谍气球导致中美关系出现新危机

  • 欧盟领导人现在面临来自美国的压力,要求他们选边站,联合起来反对中国

  • 俄罗斯正准备在乌克兰发动大规模攻势,而气球事件有可能分散美国支持基辅的注意力

  • 欧盟领导人希望与北京的关系解冻

  • 气球事件为2023年创造了一个艰难的开端

  • 美国向欧盟领导人施压,要求他们联合起来反对中国,令人担忧

  • 该事件为中美关系带来了新的危机

  • 这使欧盟领导人处于被美国施压选边站的尴尬境地

  • 俄罗斯在乌克兰的重大攻势令人担忧,该事件有可能分散美国支持基辅的注意力

  • 美国在南卡罗来纳州海岸用F-22隐形战斗机的空对空导弹击落了一个中国侦察气球。

  • 国务卿安东尼-布林肯无限期地推迟了对北京的访问。

  • 该事件的图片在社交媒体上流传。

  • 北京坚持认为该物体是一艘 “民用飞艇”,并抗议美国使用武力。

  • 美国的外交政策在军事上支持乌克兰方面投入很大,但可能会被与北京日益尖锐的冲突分散注意力。

  • 自俄罗斯一年前入侵乌克兰以来,美国右翼政客一直在呼吁更多地关注中国。

  • 中国政府表示 “强烈不满”,并保留对导弹袭击采取进一步必要回应的权利。

  • 这一事件凸显了美国和中国之间不断升级的紧张关系。

  • 美国将如何回应中国政府的抗议,还有待观察。

  • 美中之间的竞争正在加剧,给欧洲人带来了站队的压力。

  • 欧洲的安全和防御最终取决于美国的保护伞。

  • 预计俄罗斯将在不久的将来发动重大攻势。

  • 华盛顿忙于处理北京问题,使欧盟没有多少资源来解决俄罗斯问题。

  • 欧洲人必须在美中竞争中选择一方。

  • 由于美国对北京的关注,欧盟正在努力解决俄罗斯问题。

  • 由于最近发生的事件,美中关系变得紧张,这使欧洲陷入困境,因为他们一直在准备与北京重新接触。欧盟外交政策负责人Josep Borrell正计划在4月访问北京,而法国总统马克龙也计划在中国首都会见习近平主席。

  • 最近的美中冲突使我们很难知道北京对这些计划中的旅行会有什么反应,这些旅行可能被用作分裂跨大西洋关系的宣传成功。随着华盛顿加大对北京的压力,欧洲和美国之间的关系正在失去动力,而布鲁塞尔、柏林和巴黎则表现出新的犹豫不决。

  • 美中关系变得紧张,使人难以预测北京对欧洲重新与之接触的计划会有什么反应。

  • 如果对北京的访问被中国利用作为宣传的成功,那么跨大西洋的关系就有被分裂的危险。

  • 随着华盛顿加大对北京的压力,欧洲和美国的关系正在减弱,而欧洲表现出犹豫不决。

  • 北京被指控在乌克兰战争中向莫斯科提供军事援助,提供导航设备、干扰技术和战斗机部件等两用物品。

  • 欧洲领导人警告北京不要援助莫斯科,而中国的最高外交政策官员王毅也因此放弃了访问布鲁塞尔的计划。

  • 欧洲对气球事件的反应很平淡,只是指出美国有权利捍卫其领空。

  • 除了爱沙尼亚,很少有欧洲国家支持拜登政府公开击落一架中国无人机的决定。

  • 加拿大和韩国对这一行动表示强烈支持,而英国则呼吁对中国的威胁表示担忧。

  • 欧盟2023年的外交政策可能由欧洲对中国的优柔寡断或美国对提供欧洲防御的胃口到期决定。

  • The Chinese spy balloon has caused a fresh crisis in US-China relations

  • EU leaders now face pressure from the US to pick sides and join forces against China

  • Russia is preparing a major offensive in Ukraine, and the balloon incident risks distracting the US from supporting Kyiv

  • EU leaders were hoping for a thaw in relations with Beijing

  • The balloon incident has created a difficult start to 2023

  • The US pressuring EU leaders to join forces against China is concerning

  • The incident has created a fresh crisis in US-China relations

  • This puts EU leaders in an awkward position of being pressured by the US to pick sides

  • Russia’s major offensive in Ukraine is concerning and the incident has the potential to distract the US from supporting Kyiv

  • The U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina with an air-to-air missile from an F-22 stealth fighter jet.

  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken indefinitely postponed a visit to Beijing.

  • Images of the incident have circulated on social media.

  • Beijing insists that the object was a “civilian airship” and protested against the use of force by the U.S.

  • U.S. foreign policy is heavily invested in supporting Ukraine militarily, but may be distracted by the sharpening clashes with Beijing.

  • Right-wing U.S. politicians have been calling for more attention on China since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago.

  • The Chinese government expressed “strong dissatisfaction” and reserved the right to take further necessary responses to the missile strike.

  • The incident has highlighted the escalating tensions between the U.S. and China.

  • It remains to be seen how the U.S. will respond to the Chinese government’s protests.

  • The U.S.-China rivalry is intensifying, putting pressure on Europeans to take a side.

  • Europe’s security and defense ultimately depends on the U.S. umbrella.

  • Russia is expected to launch major offensives in the near future.

  • Washington is preoccupied with Beijing, leaving the EU with few resources to address the Russia issue.

  • Europeans must choose a side in the U.S.-China rivalry.

  • The EU is struggling to address the Russia issue due to U.S. preoccupation with Beijing.

  • The US-China relations have become strained due to recent events, which puts Europe in a difficult situation as they have been preparing to re-engage with Beijing. Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, is planning a trip to Beijing in April, while French President Emmanuel Macron is also planning to meet President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital.

  • The latest US-China flare-up makes it difficult to know how Beijing will react to the planned trips, which could be used as a propaganda success to split up transatlantic ties. Relations between Europe and the US are losing steam as Washington increases pressure on Beijing, while Brussels, Berlin and Paris show new hesitancy.

  • US-China relations have become strained, making it difficult to predict how Beijing will react to Europe’s plans to re-engage with them.

  • Transatlantic ties are in danger of being split up if the trips to Beijing are used as a propaganda success by China.

  • Relations between Europe and the US are weakening as Washington increases pressure on Beijing and Europe shows hesitancy.

  • Beijing has been accused of aiding Moscow militarily in the war in Ukraine, providing dual-use goods such as navigation equipment, jamming technology and fighter-jet parts.

  • European leaders have warned Beijing not to aid Moscow, and China’s top foreign policy official, Wang Yi, has dropped a plan to visit Brussels as a result.

  • Europe’s reaction to the balloon incident was muted, merely noting the U.S.'s right to defend its airspace.

  • Few European countries supported the Biden administration’s decision to shoot down a Chinese drone publicly, except for Estonia.

  • Canada and South Korea showed strong support for the action, while the UK called for concern over Chinese threats.

  • The EU’s foreign policy in 2023 may be determined by the expiration of European indecision over China or America’s appetite for providing Europe’s defense.

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