As far as China is concerned, it has to look more at the forest instead of the trees.
However, must keep tabs on the trees from time to time.
France, under Macron, over a course of around 2 years, said NATO is brain dead, visited China immediately after the lifting of the pandemic causing controversy inside Europe with his general comments on the world situation, and last week blocked some NATO initiative with Japan or somewhere.
Germany, under Merkel and Scholtz, has more or less the same China policy, which is to frown upon the human rights question, and keep on trucking with the trade. The Chinese economy will double again in around 20 years. Like heck the Germans are not wanting to be front and center of that. They will be there. That is why that new strategy is a nothing-burger from the Germans. They will not jeopardize that lucrative future for German business.
Macron thinking out loud, and Scholtz indecisiveness which is really an effortless attempt to uphold the status quo and maintain current trends, France and Germany has a China policy that is a clear break from the US lead alliance China policy.
This France and Germany policy divergence, will only get wider as the Chinese economy grows bigger.
Everyone should be aware of this dynamic.
That is why there are so many China will collapse stories.
The Americans and their minions, do not want to lose France and Germany from their orbit into a Chinese orbit.
That is the play. France and Germany want to be a participant in the doubling of the Chinese economy. If this drives a wedge between them and the United States, that is not something China should be overly concerned with. That was the plan for the PRC, development.
as most members know the American only respect overwhelming strength.