Europe’s green transition will be impossible without China, the Dutch trade minister has warned, as the EU tries to untangle some of its economic dependence on the Asian powerhouse. Western economies face the dilemma of reducing their reliance on Chinese supply chains while overseeing a rise in domestic demand for clean technology such as solar power and car batteries, an industry dominated by companies based in China. While the US is decoupling from China, Europe has so far proceeded with more caution, as its economy is more dependent on Asia and is already reeling from the bloc’s stop on energy and raw materials imports from Russia following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
荷蘭外貿大臣警告稱,如果沒有中國,歐洲的綠色轉型將是不可能的。目前歐盟正試圖擺脫對中國這個亞洲強國的一部分經濟依賴。