备战是为了止战——这一植根于中国古代战略思想的理念，或许刚刚在柏林找到了回响。
Preparing for war is meant to prevent war – an idea with deep roots in ancient Chinese strategic thought that may have just found an echo in Berlin.
欧盟拟议的“熔断机制”，旨在迅速切断包括中国在内的第三国的市场准入，由法德提出并获成员国一致背书。但德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周三表示，理想情况下永远不必动用该机制，强调柏林寻求的是与北京建立“贸易新平衡”，而非贸易战。
The EU’s proposed “kill switch”, intended to swiftly cut off market access for third countries including China, was put forward by France and Germany and unanimously endorsed by member states. But ideally it would never have to be used, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday, stressing that Berlin was seeking “a new balance in trade” with Beijing rather than a trade war.
“我们拥有工具，我们打开工具箱，我们展示工具箱，但我们不想动用工具箱，”默茨在柏林全球对话年度峰会上对听众表示。
“We are having instruments, we are opening the toolbox, we are showing the toolbox, but we do not want to make use of our toolbox,” Merz told an audience at the Berlin Global Dialogue annual summit.
默茨强调，欧洲并未遵循美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的剧本。他说，华盛顿选择向中国产品关闭市场，而欧洲选择对话接触。
Europe, he stressed, was not following the playbook of US President Donald Trump. While Washington chose to close off its market to Chinese products, Europe chose to engage in dialogue, Merz said.
“这不是与中国贸易战的开始。我们在寻求和平解决方案，但前提是公平贸易，”他指出。
“This is not the beginning of a trade war with China. We are looking for peaceful solutions, but the level for that is fair trade,” he stated.
欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩周五对记者表示，布鲁塞尔将基于法德提案开发一种新工具，可迅速限制进入欧洲市场的准入。
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told journalists on Friday that Brussels would develop a new instrument, based on the Franco-German proposal, that could quickly restrict access to the European market.
默茨承认，中国部分优势源于其竞争力、创新能力及清洁能源领域的实力。但他表示，欧洲和德国也必须应对其认定的不公平做法，如补贴和“被人为低估”的人民币。
Merz acknowledged that part of China’s advantage came from its competitiveness, innovation and strength in clean energy. But Europe and Germany, he said, also had to address what they regarded as unfair practices, such as subsidies and an “artificially undervalued” yuan.
默茨称中国为可靠伙伴，并警告称，欧盟与中国需要就北京管控其货币、产能过剩和补贴进行磋商，若想阻止布鲁塞尔动用该工具，就必须在这些问题上取得进展。
The European Union and China, which Merz called a reliable partner, needed to discuss Beijing reining in its currency, industrial overcapacity and subsidies if it wanted to prevent Brussels from using the tool, he warned.
“我们希望与中国进行公平贸易，符合我们共同和相互的利益；这是我们的目标，而非制造冲突，”他说。“但与此同时，我们需要做好准备来保卫自己，保卫我们的产业。”与此同时，北京反击了其视为欧洲试图通过施压榨取让步的做法。
“We want to have a fair trade with China, in our joint and mutual interests; that is our goal, not to create a conflict,” he said. “But at the same time, we need to be ready to defend ourselves, to defend our industry.”Beijing, meanwhile, has pushed back against what it views as a European attempt to extract concessions through pressure.
商务部否认近期商定的中国混合动力汽车出口上限等同于北京向欧洲妥协。商务部在周五发布的一份声明中敦促布鲁塞尔“不要对通过施压榨取让步抱有幻想，更不要低估中国维护自身利益的决心和能力”。
The Ministry of Commerce denied that a recently agreed cap on Chinese hybrid car exports amounted to Beijing giving in to Europe. In a statement published on Friday, it urged Brussels to “harbour no illusions about extracting concessions through pressure, still less underestimate China’s determination and ability to defend its own interests”.
虽然柏林和巴黎正在对华贸易问题上形成统一战线，但德国也在担忧地关注莱茵河对岸的政治、金融和社会动荡。
While Berlin and Paris are forming a united front on trade with China, Germany is also watching the political, financial and social turmoil across the Rhine with concern.
暴力和抢劫场景在德国主流媒体上占据显著位置。公共广播机构ARD报道了其所谓的“法国的恶性循环”：高债务和高支出、削减开支的压力、社会紧张、抗议活动和软弱政府形成的自我强化循环。
Scenes of violence and looting featured prominently across major German media. Public broadcaster ARD reported on what it called “France’s vicious cycle”: a self-feeding loop of high debt and spending, pressure to cut spending, social tensions, protests and weak government.
在周一的新闻发布会上，德国政府发言人表达了柏林对暴力场景的担忧，但坚持认为仍将法国视为重要且可靠的伙伴。
During a press conference on Monday, German government spokespeople expressed Berlin’s concerns about the scenes of violence but insisted that it still viewed France as an important and reliable partner.