‘Borrell Asserts EU Needs Own China Policy Separate From US’
China and Central and Eastern European countries have made significant progress in economic cooperation, with #trade growing by 8.1% annually on average since 2012, according to a press conference Friday. #PressroomHighlights pic.twitter.com/ky60p130bQ
— China SCIO (@chinascio) May 6, 2023
China and the European Union are working together on various matters.
Here are a couple of news reports:
China, Central and Eastern Europe see closer economic ties: SCIO press conference
Updated 6 May 2023
Trade and economic relations between China and Central and Eastern Europe have flourished over the past decade despite recent challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and a slowing world economy.
Up to now, the scale of two-way investment between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) has reached about $20 billion, Vice Minister of Commerce Li Fei said on Friday.
Li made the remarks at a press conference on China-CEEC economic and trade cooperation and the 3rd China-CEEC Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair, held by China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO).
In the first quarter of 2023, China’s direct investment in CEECs rose by 148 percent year on year, Li added.
“Chinese companies are keen to invest in these regions in fields such as auto parts, home appliances, medicine, logistics, energy and minerals,” the vice minister said.
China’s trade with CEECs has grown at an average annual rate of 8.1 percent since 2012, with China’s imports from these countries rising 9.2 percent year on year on average, according to official data. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-05-05/China-Central-and-Eastern-Europe-see-closer-economic-ties-1jz0EpIBHZm/index.html
Borrell Asserts EU Needs Own China Policy Separate From US
May 6, 2023
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell reiterated on Friday that Europe should have its own policy on China which is separate from the US. “I think that yes, we, Europeans, we have to have our own way of facing China. On the EU-US-China triangle, we are closer to Washington, certainly, but we have to have our own way and we are working on that,” he said at an event hosted European University Institute in Florence.
The fresh comments echo controversial statements of French President Emmanuel Macron issued in April wherein he told the press after a state visit to Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping that Europe must have “strategic autonomy” and not merely become ‘America’s followers’. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/borrell-asserts-eu-needs-own-china-policy-separate-us
Yes, the EU wants a policy different from the US.
Last month, the President of the European Commission, who accompanied French President Macron to China (see Sen. Marco Rubio Slams French President’s Call to ‘Break Away’ from U.S.: ‘Does Macron Speak for Europe?’) was also pushing for the EU to have a different approach to China separate from the USA (seeCNBC: The EU’s divided approach on China might be coming to an end — and the U.S. is unlikely to be happy about it).
The Europeans will NOT remain an ally of the US–the “friendly” Europeans will turn against the US (cf. Lamentations 1:1-2; Daniel 11:39). The Bible shows that Europe will have a “great army” (Daniel 11:25; watch also PESCO and a Great European Army and Is the European Beast Growing Horns?) and a conquering empire with “many ships” (cf. Daniel 11:29-43).
That said, there will actually be religious ties in the future between Europe and China.
While being distant from religions of the West has been a hallmark in China, this is going to change.
Interestingly, there are Chinese prophecies dating from the Tang Dynasty (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907) that seems to support the concept of pan-Asian cooperation (although it only mentions three nations) after someone (who is apparently not really trustworthy) rises up in the West:
Beautiful people come from the West. Korea, China and Japan are gradually at peace (Pui-Hua R. Ancient Chinese Prophecies Till the End of the World. AuthorHouse, Bloomington (IN), 2008, p. 85).
All negative forces are subservient … China now has a saint. Even if he is not that great a hero (ibid, p. 89).
The beautiful people may be the Beast and his false prophet which apparently will impress peoples in places including Asia. The “saint” will likely be “the false prophet,” the final Antichrist (see also Some Doctrines of Antichrist). Since there may have been an actual Christian witness to China during the time these prophecies were penned (see China, Its Biblical Past and Future, Part 2: The Sabbath and Some of God’s Witness in China), it is possible that this witness was the basis of parts of the prophecies, even though distorted somewhat (true Christians would have warned about a false religious leader coming from the West accompanied by a military leader).
The Bible shows universal acceptance (though it will be temporary) of a false leader (Revelation 13:1-4). Apparitions claiming to be Mary may be part of the lying wonders (2 Thessalonians 2:9) prophesied to come to try to encourage this (see also Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Apparitions).
How so?
Well consider a few comments on “Mary” and certain Buddhist faiths from Ella Rozett, who wrote that she “attends Catholic church almost every day”:
Mother Mary is largely unknown in the Buddhist world, the only exception perhaps being Maria Kannon. The latter is a hybrid of Mother Mary and the Bodhisattva of love and compassion whom the Japanese call Kannon, the Chinese Kuan Yin, the Tibetans Chenresig and the Indians Avalokiteshvara…
Much like the Virgin Mary, the Chinese Kuan Yin is said to have lived a human life of extreme self-sacrifice and holiness before she ascended into heaven and became a celestial Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. Since her ascension she has been appearing as “a woman in white” to those in need of help…
Some trace the striking similarities between Mary and especially the White Clad Kuan Yin back to the historical influence of Christians coming to China in the early 600’s… At the time the Chinese were longing for the divine feminine, and Chinese Buddhism needed someone who could compete with the powerful Taoist goddesses.
Thus, the idea of female apparitions appearing exists in at least one Eastern faith. Some believe that Kuan Yin was a male now with the outward appearance of a female (perhaps Satan may appear like “her,” in Revelation 13:4) and that her visits may be related to visitors in China in the 600s.
Kuan Yin is also known as the “Goddess of Mercy” and is sometimes called Guan Yin. A few of the pictures I have seen of her show her riding a serpentine beast in the water, which brings up a tie to the European Beast and Revelation 17:1-3. Various paintings and statues I have seen of Kuan Yin remind me of Marion ones, including the frequent use of a type of halo and a crown, the style of dress, as well as sometimes being shown as a Madonna with child. Hence, this may be a reason that the Chinese might be inclined to pay attention to a future “Marian” apparition. Centuries-old Chinese prophecies suggest that the Chinese may end up paying attention to Western religious leaders in the end time.
Furthermore in Asia reportedly, “Many see no contradiction in praying to Guan Yin…one day… and on another, praying to the Virgin Mary at the Novena Roman Catholic Church.”
Thus it appears that despite not quite having the Roman Catholic devotion to Mary or Islamic veneration to Fatima, those in various Eastern faiths can be intrigued by the feminine, and may be highly impacted by public, alleged Marian apparition(s) in the future. But, no Buddhist, Taoist, Muslim, Hindu, Protestant, Mormon, Catholic, or anyone else should.
When people in China and elsewhere see the Beast power they will marvel:
8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is (Revelation 17:8).
They will marvel because of the great wealth, because they did not think Europe would gain such prominence, and because its leadership will have performed various signs and wonders. Also, the timing may coincide with beliefs in Hinduism and other religions about a new “golden age” hence this may temporarily cause the more cautious to accept the Beast. They may also marvel because supporting the Beast may give them additional wealth and perhaps additional land.
There is an ancient Chinese prophecy that might hint that it involves Australia and New Zealand and Europe. It states:
Population mouth takes territories south of the Yangtze river. The capital is moved again. The two divide up the territories, of which each maintains and defends (Pui-Hua R. Ancient Chinese Prophecies Till the End of the World. AuthorHouse, Bloomington (IN), 2008, p. 164).
This may be related to a deal that perhaps the Chinese will make in the future with Europe, as opposed to military conquest. It also may not be related to the taking of Australia or New Zealand, but perhaps might be.
Furthermore, notice the following Catholic prophecy:
American Catholic Prophecy (c. early 20th century): The yellow hordes of the Rising Sun and the middle kingdom will pour out their wrath on the people of the island kingdom which had gathered riches through trade (Dupont, Catholic Prophecies, p. 78).
Since the USA owes Japan (the “land of the rising sun”) and China (the “middle kingdom”) massive amounts of money, it may be since Australia and New Zealand will be allies of the USA and UK, that Europe will give Australia over to China and New Zealand over to Japan to help satisfy the USA/UK debt. Both China and Japan have longed for more land and the proximity of the island nations of Australia and New Zealand to the Asian powers seems to make this a likely scenario.
The Bible warns of a time when certain lands will be divided:
39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain (Daniel 11:39).
The “he” is the European King of the North. The strongest fortresses are possessed by the USA and its Anglo-descended allies. It is likely that Russia, China, and others in Asia will assist the King of the North and get some lands in payment.
There are also a few verses in Lamentations that strongly support the idea that vs. 39 of Daniel 11 is the time that the Anglo-nations are punished.
Lamentations 4:16, states:
16 The face of the LORD scattered them; He no longer regards them.
The term translated as “scattered them” is the same Hebrew word (Strong’s 2505) used in vs. Daniel 11:39 translated as “divide”. It is also the same word used in Ezekiel 5:1-4 where the hair (apparently representing the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) is divided.
And this would seemingly include the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. And it will happen whether or not some demonic entity influenced an ancient Chinese predictor or Marian apparitions. India and other Asian nations may also be involved (Isaiah 11:11-13). Russia too (Ezekiel 27:13-14).
China will, for a time, cooperate with Europe.
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
Asia in Prophecy What is Ahead for Asia? Who are the “Kings of the East”? What will happen to nearly all the Chinese, Russians, Indians, and others of Asia? China in prophecy, where? Who has the 200,000,000 man army related to Armageddon? Here is a link to a related sermon: Asia in Prophecy. Two YouTube video are Is China THE Threat to the United States of America? and China: A King of the East.
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out ¿Quién es el Rey del Norte? Here are links to two related videos: The King of the North is Alive: What to Look Out For and The Future King of the North.
The Great Monarch: Biblical and Catholic Prophecies Is the ‘Great Monarch’ of Catholic prophecies endorsed or condemned by the Bible? Two sermons of related interest are also available: Great Monarch: Messiah or False Christ? and Great Monarch in 50+ Beast Prophecies.
Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is a link to a video titled: Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?
European Technology and the Beast of Revelation Will the coming European Beast power would use and develop technology that will result in the taking over of the USA and its Anglo-Saxon allies? Is this possible? What does the Bible teach? Here is a related YouTube video: Military Technology and the Beast of Revelation.
Does God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End? Was a 6000 year time allowed for humans to rule followed by a literal thousand year reign of Christ on Earth taught by the early Christians? Does God have 7,000 year plan? What year may the six thousand years of human rule end? When will Jesus return? 2031 or 20xx? There is also a video titled 6000 Years: When will God’s Kingdom Come? Here is a link to the article in Spanish: ¿Tiene Dios un plan de 6,000 años?
Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? The Book of Revelation tells of a beast power that will rise up. Some think that this must be Russia or could be Islamic, while others say that this power is European. The Book of Daniel tells of the rise of an end time King of the North that some think must be referring to a Russian leader, while others say that this power is European. How can you be sure? This YouTube video has all the scriptural proofs that you should need to prove that this power must be a European one.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
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