European officials were outraged by Callas' comparison of trade with China with cancer

Officials of the European Commission (EC) have criticized the head of the European Diplomacy, Kai Kallas, for comparing trade relations with China to a cancerous tumor. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on May 21.

"Europe understands the diagnosis of the disease very clearly when it comes to China, but it does not have a cure, which means that Brussels can support chemotherapy and take painful measures to save its economy," Kallas said.

Relations between the EC and Callas deteriorated further after five EU countries complained about Callas' statements. An unnamed European official told Brussels that "diplomats don't express themselves like that." At the same time, the publication does not disclose information about which countries have expressed disagreement with the words of the head of EU foreign policy.

Callas' supporters in the European Union were quick to justify her, saying that in this way she signaled the problem of the trade imbalance between China and the EU, drawing attention to the existing problem with a vivid metaphor.

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The Strategic Culture portal reported earlier in the day that Europe was isolated due to the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China. According to the publication, if Russia, China and the United States agree on trade routes and a new global financial system without the participation of Europe, new tariffs, technical standards and rules of world trade will arise, formed without taking into account the interests of the EU.

Rainer Braun, a German expert and former co-chairman of the International Peace Bureau, said on May 16 that the decline in the EU's economic performance indicates a relative weakening of the community. Brown suggested that the EU considers it necessary to fight "rivals" such as China or Russia in order to regain its lost positions.