When European unification was launched, it was thought that “ever closer union” would establish a community that would protect Europeans from political blackmail. Now we see – though the lifting of the Union’s arms embargo may now be delayed thanks to US pressure and Chinese aggressiveness – that the European Union has become merely a tool for corruption when France and China draw up joint action plans.
当欧洲统一开始实现时，人们认为“异常紧密的联盟”能够建立一个使欧洲人免受政治讹诈的共同体。现在我们发现—虽然由于美国的压力和中国的激进，欧盟解除武器禁运的时间可能会推迟—当法国和中国制定联合行动计划时，欧盟就沦落为腐败的工具而已。