Beijing's revenge against Boeing, a warning to Sánchez, Orbán and Von der Leyen

In their relations with the People's Republic of China, some Western politicians seem to forget that they are dealing with a dictatorship.

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A veto on Boeing that harms the US and also China

Yesterday it was revealed that the Chinese communist dictatorship has imposed a ban on the purchase of aircraft from the American company Boeing on its companies under its control in response to the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on products from the dictatorship. According to Airwaysmag.com, China's three main airlines planned to receive 179 Boeing aircraft between 2025 and 2027. It must be said that Boeing will not be the only one affected, because as this source points out, the Chinese commercial aircraft COMAC C919 - an alternative to Boeing and Airbus aircraft - is highly dependent on US manufacturers.

On the other hand, Chinese airlines that operate Boeing aircraft face serious maintenance problems, as they depend on the American company for spare parts. This could paralyze the operations of many aircraft, as already happened with Russia following the international sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For Airbus, this could be an opportunity, as it could opt to fill the large gap left by Boeing in the Chinese market, but before getting too excited, we should think a little.

The methods of the Chinese communist dictatorship

Beijing's veto of Boeing is an example of what this communist dictatorship is willing to do to maintain its influence in the world. We are talking about a decision that not only seriously harms an American company (something that Beijing will care little about), but also could have serious consequences in China itself. Consequences that no one in that country will be able to complain about freely, since this dictatorship uses all kinds of repressive methods to prevent and punish any protest, as we saw in 1989 when it brought tanks onto the streets to brutally crush pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square.

The rapprochement of Spain and Hungary with communist China

Beijing's revenge against Boeing should serve as a warning to some European politicians. A few days ago, I wrote here about the closeness of the Spanish socialist Pedro Sánchez and the Hungarian conservative Viktor Orbán to the Chinese dictatorship. Both are playing with fire by prioritizing that Asian country in their trade relations. In the case of Spain, communist China is already the largest supplier, with sales that exceed those of the United States by 60%.

The European Commission also flirts with this totalitarian regime

Furthermore, in February the president of the European Commission, the centrist Ursula von der Leyen, decided to strengthen ties with communist China to confront Trump. A clumsy and dangerous decision that was confirmed a few days ago with the announcement of a trip by Von der Leyen to Beijing in July to meet with the dictator Xi Jinping.

Some European politicians seem to forget that the People's Republic of China is a dictatorship and acts as such, making decisions that could seriously harm its own people and other countries. Decisions taken by an undemocratic government appointed by a single party - the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has ruled mainland China since 1949 without free elections and with constant human rights violations.

An economic dependence that can end in political slavery

For decades now, Western countries have been making the mistake of believing that loyal relations can be established with this dictatorship, based on mutual benefit for both parties and leading to international relations that are beneficial to all. The Beijing dictatorship has been using its growing influence in the global economy to increase its political influence, a strategy that is especially dangerous for all those countries whose public debt has been bought by this totalitarian regime.

China's growing economic dependence on the West could end up turning it into political slavery, but some people don't seem worried about this and prefer to obtain a short-term benefit at the expense of leaving those who come after them with an increasingly serious problem.

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