德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周三表示，欧洲不寻求与中国打贸易战，但决心捍卫本国产业免受不公平做法的侵害。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that Europe does not seek a trade war with China but is determined to defend its industries against unfair practices.
在柏林全球对话会议上，默茨强调，欧盟必须对与中国之间巨大的贸易逆差采取行动，并指出，在法德两国的倡议下，官员们正在准备针对扭曲市场行为的贸易防御工具。
At the Berlin Global Dialogue conference, Merz stressed that the EU has to act against the large trade deficit with China and noted that, upon a Franco-German initiative, officials are readying trade-defense tools targeting market-distorting practices.
默茨强调：“这不是一场战争的开端，不是与中国贸易战的开端。我们在寻求和平的解决方案。”他补充说，欧洲将保持这套工具随时可用，同时仍寻求通过对话解决与中国的问题。
“This is not the beginning of a war, of a trade war with China. We are looking for peaceful solutions,” Merz stressed. Europe will keep the toolbox ready for use while still seeking to resolve problems with China through dialogue, he added.
这位总理说：“我们正在打开工具箱。我们正在展示工具箱。但我们不想动用我们的工具箱。”“所以这就是我们准备如何捍卫自身免受不公平做法侵害的方式。对话已经开始，而且比以往任何时候都更深入。”默茨批评了中国的某些贸易做法，并强调欧洲和德国产业也必须加强自身的竞争力。
“We are opening the toolbox. We are showing the toolbox. But we don't want to make use of our toolbox,” the chancellor said. “So this is how we are ready to defend ourselves against unfair practices. And the dialogue has already begun. It's deeper than ever before.”Criticizing certain Chinese trade practices, Merz emphasized European and German industries must also strengthen their own competitiveness.
他说：“我们必须做好自己的功课。我们距离具备足以应对这些全球挑战的竞争力还差得很远。”默茨还表示，欧洲无意对中国企业和产品关闭市场，但要求在同等条件下进行公平贸易。
“We have to do our homework. We are far away from being competitive enough to meet these global challenges,” he said. Europe does not intend to close its market to Chinese companies and products, Merz added, but demands fair trade under the same conditions.