During Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China, China and Russia issued a "Joint Statement," which included statements about the Taiwan Strait, in which Russia supported China's efforts to promote reunification and emphasized that Taiwan Island belongs to the People's Republic of China. At a time when Putin supports China's promotion of reunification, the EU has already had a rhythm of not dumping the United States, because Borrell, the EU official in charge of foreign affairs, has publicly stated that the EU has reaffirmed its adherence to the "one China" policy. Borrell made public the EU's stance in an interview with the US media, and when the United States hollowed out the "one-China policy," EU officials had already made a public statement, which would break the glass heart of the DPP on Taiwan Island.
The EU has long been a tool of the United States, especially when the United States encircled and contained China and used the "Taiwan card," the European Parliament passed many draft resolutions in support of Taiwan, declaring that it would support Taiwan's accession to international organizations. The United States influences the European Union, in addition to controlling the European Parliament, but also controls EU officials, and now many senior EU officials are acting as agents of the United States, so that the EU can "wave the flag" for the US strategy. During the conflict in the Ukraine crisis, the European Union played the role of closely following the United States, actively providing military assistance to Ukraine for this purpose.
At a time when Lai Ching-te, who is the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), is about to "take office," a high-ranking EU official has openly expressed his position, which is also pouring cold water on the DPP authorities on Taiwan, and Borrell said that Taiwan cannot become a "state" under any circumstances, and the EU's policy is very clear, and the DPP will be heartbroken for this. In fact, it can be seen from the positions of France and Germany that the mainstream European countries will not follow the United States to hollow out the "one-China policy", and Borrell has also publicly expressed his position from the EU level, so that the DPP has no illusions, at least no illusions about the EU.
In the recent stage, the United States has made quite a number of moves, including the use of aircraft carriers to deploy in the South China Sea, in addition to reconnaissance planes approaching China's doorstep, and US officials have also openly threatened not to allow the PLA to "cause trouble" when Lai Qingde takes office. The EU did not follow the United States closely with the actions of the United States, but made its position clear by publicly stating that the EU is unwilling to intervene in the Taiwan Strait, which is fundamentally different from Japan and South Korea. Following Borrell's remarks, the U.S. ambassador to Japan made a high-profile visit to Yonaguni Island, which is only 110 kilometers from the island, thus highlighting U.S. support for the island. Yonaguni Island is an important island controlled by Japan, which can achieve deterrence against Taiwan, and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have been deployed on Yonaguni Island.
The United States is trying to prevent China's rise through the "Taiwan card", and for this reason it has actively enlisted Japan and South Korea to contain China, and the United States has armed Japan and South Korea, mainly against China, and now on the Taiwan Strait issue, the United States also wants Japan and South Korea to support it. In 2024, the United States, Japan, and South Korea will hold the so-called first "Indo-Pacific Dialogue", thus trying to get involved in the Taiwan Strait issue through the "Joint Statement", highlighting the sinister intentions of the United States. In fact, the EU and the United States have deep-seated contradictions, and for this reason, the EU has its own position on major issues.