This strategy is deployed on several fronts. To avoid becoming entrenched between the US and China, the EU should deal with them in its own way: it should look at the world from its own point of view, defending its values and interests, and using the instruments of power available to it. He is saying that black people of South Africa should be living on 13% of the land. Chinese realpolitik is based on creating faits accomplis: the patient, discreet accumulation of advantages on the ground. Recently, speaking on behalf of the 27 Member States, I expressed the EU's serious concern over the adoption of the new Hong Kong National Security Act, which is contrary to the principle of "one country, two systems" and to China's commitments to the international community. [4] He was outspoken on racism, particularly towards black persons and Italians from early on. It is clear that President Xi wants to make the People's Liberation Army the main military technology force by 2049, the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic. Écoutez de la musique en streaming sans publicité ou achetez des CDs et MP3 maintenant sur Amazon.fr. Moreover, China subsidizes its State-owned enterprises and has the largest series of trade and investment barriers recorded, as documented in a 2019 European Commission report. Gone are the days of the Chinese foreign policy inspired by Deng Xiaoping's speech to the UN General Assembly in 1974, when he said that "China is not a superpower, nor will she ever seek to be one. For eighteen centuries, up to the first Industrial Revolution, China was the richest country in the world. Board games are a clear example of how the Chinese think and how they differ from Europeans. Of the 10 million cars sold by the Volkswagen group in 2018, four million were sold to the Chinese market, in other words 40 percent of its sales. Within a year, China will have four operational aircraft carriers. Interdependence is just as extensive in Europe: EU-China trade amounts to well over €1 billion per day. In November 1945 Sinatra was invited by the mayor of Gary, Indiana to try to settle a strike by white students of Froebel High School against the "Pro-Negro" policies of the new principal. For us Europeans, the coronavirus crisis has accelerated trends observed in recent years and has brought to light some of our weaknesses in the relationship with China, who has become gradually more assertive, expansionist and authoritarian. In recent years, we have witnessed with concern a rise in human rights abuses in China, increased repression of human rights defenders, journalists and intellectuals, and the violation of basic rights of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Sélectionnez la section dans laquelle vous souhaitez faire votre recherche. Découvrez The Party's Over de Frank Sinatra sur Amazon Music. It took us long enough to get past the stage where we were calling all Italians "wops" and "dagos", but if we don't stop this "nigger" thing, we just won't be around much longer." Between 1405 and 1433, before Europeans launched their maritime campaigns, Admiral Zheng He sailed to Java, India, the Horn of Africa and the Strait of Hormuz with a fleet that far outmatched the Spanish Armada of 150 years later in size and sophistication, yet the voyages did not lead to any plans for permanent occupation and exploitation of overseas countries. Today, Mr. Borrell is taking on China again, this time taking his cue from Serge Gainsbourg: "je t'aime, moi non plus (I love you, neither do I)". [32] Sinatra felt so strongly about prejudice that Orson Welles recalled one incident where he slugged the bartender of a saloon because he refused to serve his friend, a black musician. For instance, only 7 percent of German exports of goods go to China. In recent years, we have witnessed with concern a rise in human rights abuses in China, increased repression of human rights defenders, journalists and intellectuals, and the violation of basic rights of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Kennedy. "[27] Reagan's victory gave Sinatra his closest relationship with the White House since the early 1960s. Sinatra subsequently saw to it that if blacks weren't permitted to eat their meals in the dining room with everybody else he would see to it that all of the waiters and waitresses were fired, and invited Cole to dine with him the following evening. It has developed a first-rate arms industry, particularly naval weaponry and ballistic missiles, and its exports are increasing every year. The whole point of the EU is to defend European values and interests by means of a united front. Veuillez réessayer. Although some analysts speak of a new Cold War, this reading is misleading because the US and the Soviet Union were never as economically interconnected as the US and China are now. En passant une commande, vous acceptez nos. Sinatra told the guards that they were his guests and let them into the hotel. [16] Yet Sinatra never said a bad word about Kennedy himself,[17] and despite the humiliation and change in political affiliation, he still mourned when Kennedy was assassinated. In terms of added value, German exports to China in 2015 represented 2.8 percent of the total added value of its exports, according to a study by Jürgen Matthes in the German Economic Institute's report. Everything in the relationship between the United States and China changed when, at the beginning of this year, they signed an agreement in Washington that was meant to pave the way for eventually ending the trade war that had started in 2018. [32], In 1981, Sinatra performed in Sun City, South Africa, at a time when he believed that Bophuthatswana was an independent country. [6] Sinatra responded by saying: "I don't like Communists, and I have nothing against any organization except the Knights of Columbus". To be able to continue taking political decisions autonomously as Europeans, we need to invest in strategic sovereignty. Being in the top-5 of the world’s biggest emitters bears with it an immense responsibility, but also significant, and crucial, potential for development. [34] Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. were instrumental in bringing about a general change in policy. What is clear in each case is how many actors... China Trends #6 - The Mirage of China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, BLOG Sinatra doctrine or not, Europeans are "closer to Washington than to Beijing". One of them was his call to Europeans to follow their own impulse and not the incitements coming from the US: "my way", which the observers would soon rename the "Sinatra doctrine". Since he took office, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has made numerous statements on China, with an oratory talent that has sometimes led him to taking risks. At the Sands in 1955, Sinatra noticed that he never saw Nat King Cole in the dining room, always eating his meals in solitude in his dressing room. Coronavirus will change globalization, but it will not stop it. He rejects a new Cold War and a division of the world into two blocs, but it is clear that much depends on China's response to European demands in the negotiations, which are expected to be revived in the coming months, on a framework agreement for investments. In the last 30 years, China's military spending rose from just over 1 percent to 14 percent worldwide, and this year it will increase by 6.6 percent, according to figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Afficher ou modifier votre historique de navigation, Recyclage (y compris les équipements électriques et électroniques), Annonces basées sur vos centres d’intérêt. As I have pointed out on a number of occasions, the stability of the dollar, and with it the stability of the entire capitalist system, is paradoxically highly dependent on the Communist Party of China - the term US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo uses to refer to China - as it is the second biggest owner of US Treasury bonds after Japan. At the request of the European Foreign Ministers, I presented a set of measures to address this violation of Hong Kong's autonomy. The EU's technological power must rise in line with our strategic autonomy. But that's not the point. [8] Sinatra quickly finished filming the scene, returned to his Palm Springs home, and sobbed in his bedroom for three days. While this unexpected, exogenous factor has nothing to do with ideologies, it has certainly acted as a catalyst for exacerbating an underlying rivalry that will become the predominant geopolitical trend in the post-virus era. This led to some commentators calling my approach the "Sinatra doctrine", a reference to his song "My Way". China is reclaiming what it regards as its rightful place in international politics. [8] In January 1961 Sinatra and Peter Lawford organized the Inaugural Gala in Washington, DC, held on the evening before President Kennedy was sworn into office. At the June summit with China, the EU expressed its disappointment to Beijing about the lack of progress in implementing the agreements reached at the previous meeting in 2019. He blamed racial prejudice on the parents of children. If the EU does not want to remain entrenched in the dispute between the US and China, it must look at the world from its own point of view and act to defend its values and interests, which do not always coincide with those of the US. [9] In 1960 Sinatra and his friends — Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. - actively campaigned for Kennedy throughout the United States;[8] A specially recorded version of "High Hopes" with lyrics praising Kennedy, frequently was played during the 1960 presidential election. Because in strategic relations, as in love, actions speak louder than words. The 22nd EU-China Summit took place on June 22, via video conference, lasting much longer than the scheduled time. We are too interdependent to decouple economically from China, as the Trump  administration is preaching. Cooperation is an equally central component of the Sinatra doctrine. The tension between Beijing and New Delhi has been exacerbated recently, as evidenced by skirmishes between their armies on the disputed Himalayan border. Chinese products will continue to rise in the value chain and our economic and technological dependence will increase. Nous utilisons des cookies et des outils similaires pour faciliter vos achats, fournir nos services, pour comprendre comment les clients utilisent nos services afin de pouvoir apporter des améliorations, et pour présenter des annonces. [35] Sinatra's support for Sammy Davis, Jr., however, didn't stop the occasional racist jibe from him and the other Rat Pack members at concerts. There has been no convergence: on the contrary, there has been greater divergence in recent years. Sinatra held differing political views throughout his life. Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically. The party's over, it's time to call it a day, They've burst your pretty balloon and taken the moon away.