歐盟的大象緩緩轉身(?
"這份報告大致上比以往又更貼近了美國對中國的看法，可望為 6 月將舉行的美、歐高峰會先行定調，從報告中亦可看出科技與貿易將會是施壓中國做出改革承諾的重點領域，而歐盟可能採取包括加強審查、違規罰款、剔除在公共採購名單之外等手段做為施壓的工具。"
https://www.pourquoi.tw/2021/05/03/intlnews-euaf-210426-210502-5/
歐盟這份對中報告猶在咬文嚼字呢:
"The multi-faceted approach ... should remain as the preferred way for the EU to deal with China. At the same time, further, robust efforts are needed on the implementation of existing actions and to address a number of new challenges."
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-china-biden-economy-climate-europe/
"假如荷法德接受美國的請求而參與軍事行動，將會面對各種來自中國的威脅，因為中國必然視封鎖麻六甲海峽為戰爭行為，會對此採取報復行動，例如對歐洲的港口和天然氣設施展開猛烈的網路攻擊，會採取行動報復中國境內的歐洲人。此外中國在吉布地設有陸軍基地，而吉布地扼紅海與亞丁灣出入口，歐洲的船艦要從地中海經蘇彞士運河進入印度洋，勢必由此經過，屆時是否將會遭到中國人民解放軍的砲火攻擊？"
https://www.pourquoi.tw/2021/11/01/intlnews-euaf-211025-211031-2/
美歐針對中國議題與印太議題的第四次會談內容關於台海部分老調重彈，但在確認軍事與經濟合作的結盟項目上有較實質進展:
"They reaffirmed the importance of U.S. and EU efforts on regional connectivity, notably in the framework of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) and the EU’s Global Gateway. They reviewed opportunities for cooperation and synergies offered by the U.S.-EU shared support to regional cross-border initiatives and committed to build on recent discussions on electricity market integration in South Asia and on port security across the Indo-Pacific. They welcomed the recently signed memorandum of understanding between the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), which will facilitate strategic investments including in the Indo-Pacific.
They welcomed the success of the first joint U.S.-EU naval exercise, conducted in March 2023. They intend to take new steps to advance practical maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, including facilitating the EU’s involvement and participation in INDOPACOM’s naval exercises and planning conferences in the region. Given their shared commitment to enhancing maritime domain awareness in the Indo-Pacific, they also intend to establish further technical exchanges in this area, including on ways to ensure maximum complementarity between the U.S. SeaVision and the EU-funded IORIS systems."
