Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday deplored the "
short-sighted
" attitude of Europeans on China, in a clear allusion to the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to this country.
"
They are looking, short-sighted, to China so they can sell European products at enormous geopolitical cost, increasing our dependence on China rather than reducing it," he said
. he said during a speech in Washington.
“
You cannot protect Ukraine today and tomorrow by saying that Taiwan is none of your business
,” he added to the Atlantic Council research center, paraphrasing the French president without however naming him.
"
I believe, God forbid, that if Ukraine falls, if Ukraine is conquered, the next day China might attack -- may attack -- Taiwan
," he said.
International outcry
President Macron sparked an outcry after his state visit to China by saying Europe should not automatically align itself with the United States or China in the event of a dispute over Taiwan.
The Polish leader mocked the concept of strategic autonomy of the Europeans, again in an allusion to the statements of the French president.
“
European autonomy, that's chic, isn't it?
But that means changing the European center of gravity towards China and severing ties with the United States
,” he said.
"
I can't really understand the concept of strategic autonomy if it means, de facto, shooting yourself in the foot
," he said, speaking of a "
dramatic error
".
