It is also a European country, and it is also affordable in the war. So why is France actively advocating collective European defense?First of all, France has more energy autonomy than Germany. The main energy supply is nuclear power, and it is less affected by the energy crisis caused by the Russian and Ukraine War. Second, in the collective defense of Europe, France is a beneficiary.

After the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, the threat from Russia rose suddenly. European countries actively assisted Ukraine in military reserve. Among them, France and Germany were the most active.Wushu was abolished, and the weapons of assisting Ukraine were also purchased from the United States, so the sound of reorganization in Europe appeared in Europe, which was the most active in France with the "EU Brain" France.During the recent visit to Germany, French President Macron shouted to make a "Copennie Revolution" (meaning a cognitive paradigm transfer) and promote "European collective defense"Expressing support, but always waiting for the subtle situation of "Fayee Cold". France's latest initiative sent military instructors to Ukraine. Shuorz also explicitly rejected it. It is seen that the two countries are helping Ukraine.Essence

"Copernican Revolution" means that the Astronomical Revolution proposed by Polish astronomer Copernicus has changed the understanding of astronomy from "theory" to "the theory of the sun", which is human understanding.The "conceptual revolution" in the universe position.The revolution of the concept will guide the actions, but first of all, the conceptual change will be published. Macron's words are published in Dresden, Banduanzhong Town, Eastern Germany, not only inspiring the "suspicion of Europe" base camps, the people's confidence in the European Union, but alsoHe shouted to the Germans with the Germans: It's time to change your mindset and change strategic cognition.

Why did Macron shout?It is because the Germans are not very enthusiastic about "European common defense".

After two defeats of the World War II in Germany, Germany gave up the right to speak in the world, bid farewell to the "German plan", "East and West" (referring to the rise of Eastern Europe, the decline of Western Europe)."Big discussions".Germany no longer seeks to be the maker of world order, but followers of world order.During the Cold War in the United States and the Soviet Union, and in the world order of the post -Cold War, Germany always followed the established world order, especially in the Cold War, Germany was the biggest beneficiary of the existing world order.The United States has undertaken a large part of European security expenditure. The EU expands eastward, obtained the laborers of Eastern European countries and the cheap energy sources of Russia.It is the most important production base and consumer market.The above achievements are obtained in the world order led by the United States. Germany is the supporter of the existing world order. It is also unwilling to greatly increase security expenditures and change the social state of existing ease and wealth and welfare countries.

High economic pressure in Germany

French President Macron's shouting in Germany is to call on the Germans to change their past mentality and prepare for strategic autonomy. Strategic autonomy must pay the price.Safety sacrifice economic interests to a certain extent, including energy relations with Russia and economic and trade relations with China.France and Germany have different opinions on tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle.Recently, it is also the first anniversary of the German "China Strategy" report. The "de -risk" of the main axis of the content has not been implemented. Germany's investment in Chinese investment has reached a new high last year.

The German economy shrinks 0.3 % last year, and at the same time, various expenditures increased sharply, including accepting the expenses of refugees, assisting Ukrainian military reserve costs, and expenditure for national defense.The budget increases to 2%of the GDP (GDP). It is expected that by next year, Germany's defense expenditure will exceed 80 billion euros (about S $ 116.3 billion), which is almost doubled in 2019.This is a hundred pounds for the German government, which has a stricken German government. At the end of last year to the beginning of this year, in order to meet the "debt brakes" terms stipulated in the Constitution, the German government has to reduce subsidies for farmers over the years and stimulate national nature.Demonstration of farmers.In order to financial pressure, Berlin officials have been scorched, and they need to invest additional funds to promote collective European defense, which is inevitable.

It is also a European country and is also under economic pressure in the war. So why is France actively advocating European collective defense?First of all, France has more energy autonomy than Germany. The main energy supply is nuclear power, and it is less affected by the energy crisis caused by the Russian and Ukraine War. Second, in the collective defense of Europe, France is a beneficiary.

Based on the European defense industry strategy released by the European Union on March 8 this year, the goal is to ensure that by 2030, the EU's internal defense trade volume accounts for at least 35%of the EU defense market;In 2030, the share of national defense procurement in the European Union reached at least 50%of the national defense procurement budget, and by 2035 to 60%.situation.

In the EU, the most complete and powerful military industry chain is France. It also benefits from this wave of European defense industry strategies.The trend report shows that from 2019 to 2023, French military industry exports accounted for 11%of the world, second only to the United States and tied with Russia, while Germany only accounted for 5.6%, only about half of France.At the same time, workers of French military enterprises account for 13%of the industrial population.

From it, it is not difficult to understand why the concept of collective defense in Europe is enthusiastic about France. Macron also has to show boxing photos, show muscles, and visit Germany to actively launch offensives.Erz has always been "staying in the middle", refuses to relax, and cares about him.

The author is a Hong Kong media in Germany