The wind has changed. It is rare for China to launch sanctions. 29 countries have been warned that many countries have begun to cut the US-Europe alliance.

Recently, the tension of the US trade war with China has intensified. Following the imposition of tariffs on electric vehicles, its allies strengthened their control over China’s semiconductor exports, which triggered China to take rare sanctions and issued a strong warning to a wide range including 29 countries. In this context, some countries began to re-evaluate their relations with the United States and the European Union, seeking distance. With the approaching of the US election, Biden’s term of office has come to an end, but the US containment strategy towards China has become increasingly fierce. A series of tariff measures in the United States, the European Union and Canada, as well as the escalation of Dutch export restrictions on semiconductors to China, all show this trend. Faced with this pressure, China had frequent and in-depth communication with the EU since the initial investigation stage, but the other side insisted on its own opinion, forcing China to implement unprecedented countermeasures, including four major countermeasures against Canada, one of which initiated the world’s first "anti-discrimination investigation" in a pioneering way, which was not only aimed at Canada, but also intended to warn other 29 countries and countries potentially considering similar actions.

China’s tough response has caused subtle changes in the international situation, and Spain, Norway and other countries have begun to show differences from the positions of the United States and Europe. Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez and Norwegian Prime Minister Steller visited China one after another, expressing their desire to maintain dialogue and cooperation in their differences and showing their diplomatic posture of seeking win-win results for all parties. The leaders of both countries have emphasized the importance of maintaining cooperative relations with China and are unwilling to blindly follow the US policy toward China.

In addition, Turkey’s trend is particularly remarkable. Due to the stagnation of the process of joining the European Union, it actively seeks to join the BRICS framework, with a view to promoting economic ties with Russian, China and other countries, and positioning itself as a bridge connecting Europe and Asia. Behind this move, Turkey’s judgment on the changes in the global geopolitical pattern is intended to find a balance between the East and the West, and at the same time, it also reflects concerns about China’s possible counter-measures.

On the surface, this series of diplomatic interactions is an attempt by countries to avoid becoming the target of China’s counter-measures, which in essence reflects the profound changes in the global power balance. As a force that can compete with the United States, the effectiveness and determination of China’s counter-measures make the traditional alliance face a test, and the international community’s strategy towards China is divided. The current dynamic adjustment of international relations is more based on the cognition and adaptation to the new reality of strength comparison.