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In the coming years, Elites of certain nations will have to decide on their loyalty to their own country or loyalty to the US and their property, real estate and bank accounts in the US.
no shit...
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They're loving their China-made electric blankets...
EU not looking for 'systematic confrontation' with China, says Council president Michel
The 27-nation bloc held three hours of strategic talks on its approach to China.
Le Monde with AFP Published on October 21, 2022
European Council President Charles Michel, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen address a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, October 21, 2022. GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP
EU leaders held talks on ties with China on Friday, October 21, seeking to avoid outright confrontation with Beijing, while recognizing the threat it poses, European Council chief Charles Michel said.
"This discussion showed a very clear will to avoid being naive, but neither did we want to embark into a logic of systematic confrontation," Mr. Michel said.
The 27-nation bloc held three hours of strategic talks on its approach to China as President Xi Jinping tightens his grip over an ever more assertive Beijing.
Torn between the desire to access China's vast markets and condemnation of its rights abuses and aggressive regional policies, the EU has struggled to fashion a cohesive stance towards Beijing. "We will always be firm in standing up to defend our principles, democracy, fundamental freedoms," Mr. Michel said.
"We believe that we must be committed to bringing more reciprocity and rebalancing in particular in the economic relations between China and the EU."
Mr. Michel said that the EU remained open to cooperation with the EU on major international issues such as climate change and health. He insisted that the bloc has its "own model to develop" at a time of intensifying rivalry between China and the United States.
EU executive head Ursula von der Leyen said Beijing was "continuing its mission to establish its dominance in East Asia and its influence globally." She also warned about the close ties between China and Russia as Moscow has rocked the international order by launching its war on Ukraine. "These developments will affect the EU-China relationship," Ms. von der Leyen said.
Chastened by the chaos caused by its reliance on Russia for energy, the EU is keen to ensure it doesn't fall into the same trap by becoming dependent on China for critical raw materials and technologies.
"Obviously, we have to be very vigilant when it comes to dependencies. And we've learned our lesson," Ms. von der Leyen said.
The EU is seeking to present a united front over China – but that has been clouded by the differing economic interests of its members. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the leader of the bloc's economic powerhouse Germany, announced Friday that he will take a government delegation to China next month.
It will be the first visit by an EU leader to the country since November 2019.
With the EU official and his garden vs jungle comments, Europeans think of themselves as superior to everyone else aka everyone else is dumber. They say they're not looking for confrontation with China but it's like you have to have two people in order to have a fight. If the EU or the US are the only ones that can pummel you, it's not a fight until the other guy strikes back. Just like how the US says they're not seeking a Cold War with China. That's how they charge China is acting aggressively. It's not a confrontation or a fight unless you resist.
Someone is worried about regime change coming.
To paraphrase the racist quote against jews, "the West shrieks in pain as he strikes you".
You saw this attitude when Trump & Co. reacted angrily after China enacted reciprocal tariffs after Trump admin. started the trade war and had the gall to shout at China to "not react". You saw this attitude when the Anglo white supremacist Jackson Society wanted China to pay reparations for COVID. Make no mistake, this is the mentality of a religious narcissist, that all that they do, bombing and killing middle eastern and asian civilians is justified because the West is pure and does things out of noble intentions the same way european colonists massacred and genocided and enslaved non whites and stole land and resources as just 'payment' for showing the natives the Bible and spreading Christianity.
The CIA is the biggest narco-terrorist organisation in LATAM, Mexico is simply doing what it can to re-assert autonomy and sovereignty