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"Chinese companies are Moscow's lifeline": EU foreign policy chief urges China to stop “harming European security” (www.bgnes.com)
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The EU's top foreign policy official, Kaja Kallas, issued a sharp warning to Beijing not to undermine Europe's security.

“China is not our adversary, but our relations are under growing strain in the security field,” Kallas said before meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

“Chinese companies are Moscow's lifeline, supporting the war against Ukraine. Beijing is conducting cyberattacks, interfering in our democracies, and trading unfairly. These actions harm European security and jobs,” she added.

Wang's visit to Brussels — after which he will travel to Berlin and Paris — comes about three weeks before the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and leading EU representatives in Beijing.

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Trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing have deepened over allegations of unfair trade practices.

The 27-member bloc continues to condemn the flow of vital technologies that reach the Russian military via China.

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 9 points 4 weeks ago

China: What are you going to do about it?

Europe put itself in a situation where they are completely dependent on individual countries for certain goods or services. Maybe this will teach them not to repeat that mistake. After the EU council gave in to the orange monkey regarding US weapons, I have low hopes my fellow countrymen are willing to or even capable of ~~learning~~ caring. As long as they can own that shiny new status symbol, it doesn't matter where it came from.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 weeks ago

But China wants to undermine Europe's security. China wants to have a weak Europe.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 4 weeks ago

EU foreign policy chief urges China to stop “harming European security”

How much are you willing to pay for that?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep, that'll convince a nation that still remembers the Century of Humiliation.

[–] plyth@feddit.org 3 points 4 weeks ago

Among other things:

The Eight-Nation Alliance was a multinational military coalition that invaded northern China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, with the stated aim of relieving the foreign legations in Beijing, which were being besieged by the popular Boxer militiamen, who were determined to remove foreign imperialism in China. The allied forces consisted of about 45,000 troops from the eight nations of Germany, Japan, Russia, Britain, France, the United States, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. Neither the Chinese nor the quasi-concerted foreign allies issued a formal declaration of war.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-Nation_Alliance