China must respect EU as "strong and united" entity - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian

[beijingwalker]

China must respect EU as "strong and united" entity - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian​

• 2022-04-03
• BNS/TBT Staff

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VILNIUS –China must start to respect the European Union as a united force, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Vilnius on Friday amid the EU's ongoing effort to persuade China not to support Russia in the latter's war against Ukraine, and also while Lithuania is under pressure from Beijing over its ties with Taiwan.

"China must learn to respect the EU as a united and strong entity," he told a joint press conference with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsbergis. "If China does not respect the EU, (...) we have ways in which we can remind China of what we expect."

Earlier on Friday, EU leaders held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and they warned that any attempt by Beijing to help Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February, would affect economic ties between the EU and China.

According to the French minister, China's economy is already suffering from the changed geopolitical situation in the world, and Beijing is now in a difficult position because it wants to appear as a defender of democratic values, while at the same time being close to Moscow as it is breaking international norms.

Moreover, the recent crises have strengthened the EU and it feels "its power towards both Russia and China", the French top diplomat said.

On his part, Landsbergis said the EU must maintain pressure on China as it is now facing one of the most important choices of the 21st century.

"Either you are on the side of the world order or you are on the side of the destroyers of the world," he said. "So far, China has given no sign that it is on the side of world order."

On the other hand, China is clearly afraid of EU sanctions, which is why it wants to give the impression that it does not support Russia, the Lithuanian minister said.

"Russia also tells us all sorts of things, but we don't necessarily have to believe them," Landsbergis said.

He compared Russia's military pressure on Ukraine and China's economic pressure on Lithuania as curbing "the sovereignty of states in a certain sense".

"These are different chapters of the same textbook", the Lithuanian foreign minister said. "The EU has a very clear principle that the sovereignty of states must be defended, whether in Ukraine, Lithuania or elsewhere," he added.

China's anger towards Lithuania was triggered by Vilnius' decision last year to allow Taiwan to open a representative office in Lithuania under Taiwan's name. In response, Beijing restricted relations with Vilnius and blocked Lithuanian exports, leading to the EU decision to turn to the World Trade Organization in late January over China's trade practices.

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[Apollon]

China must respect EU as "strong and united" entity - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian​

• 2022-04-03
• BNS/TBT Staff

Photo: The Official CTBTO Photostream

VILNIUS –China must start to respect the European Union as a united force, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Vilnius on Friday amid the EU's ongoing effort to persuade China not to support Russia in the latter's war against Ukraine, and also while Lithuania is under pressure from Beijing over its ties with Taiwan.

"China must learn to respect the EU as a united and strong entity," he told a joint press conference with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsbergis. "If China does not respect the EU, (...) we have ways in which we can remind China of what we expect."

Earlier on Friday, EU leaders held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and they warned that any attempt by Beijing to help Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February, would affect economic ties between the EU and China.

According to the French minister, China's economy is already suffering from the changed geopolitical situation in the world, and Beijing is now in a difficult position because it wants to appear as a defender of democratic values, while at the same time being close to Moscow as it is breaking international norms.

Moreover, the recent crises have strengthened the EU and it feels "its power towards both Russia and China", the French top diplomat said.

On his part, Landsbergis said the EU must maintain pressure on China as it is now facing one of the most important choices of the 21st century.

"Either you are on the side of the world order or you are on the side of the destroyers of the world," he said. "So far, China has given no sign that it is on the side of world order."

On the other hand, China is clearly afraid of EU sanctions, which is why it wants to give the impression that it does not support Russia, the Lithuanian minister said.

"Russia also tells us all sorts of things, but we don't necessarily have to believe them," Landsbergis said.

He compared Russia's military pressure on Ukraine and China's economic pressure on Lithuania as curbing "the sovereignty of states in a certain sense".

"These are different chapters of the same textbook", the Lithuanian foreign minister said. "The EU has a very clear principle that the sovereignty of states must be defended, whether in Ukraine, Lithuania or elsewhere," he added.

China's anger towards Lithuania was triggered by Vilnius' decision last year to allow Taiwan to open a representative office in Lithuania under Taiwan's name. In response, Beijing restricted relations with Vilnius and blocked Lithuanian exports, leading to the EU decision to turn to the World Trade Organization in late January over China's trade practices.

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In the end china must chose its decission. Does it want good relations with Europe or enemyship, cold war relations?

 

[Communism]

In the end china must chose its decission. Does it want good relations with Europe or enemyship, cold war relations?

EU is too busy sanctioning themselves.
Going to be interesting to see how isolated the EU is going to be at the end of this.

 

[beijingwalker]

China really should show EU their place, US started a trade war with China and failed miserable, How EU thinks it will fare with this ongoing war and inflation.

 

[Apollon]

China really should show EU their place, US started a trade war with China and failed miserable, How EU thinks it will fare with this ongoing war and inflation.

Dont risk all your assets in Europe buddy. Remember whats at stake for China.

EU is too busy sanctioning themselves.
Going to be interesting to see how isolated the EU is going to be at the end of this.

I dont feel isolated. We are winning a war. Who knows, maybe we get western russia in the end

 

[beijingwalker]

Dont risk all your assets in Europe buddy. Remember whats at stake for China.

EU has more assets in China and China is their biggest market, who do you think will lose more? EU is like an insecure little girl, craving for world power's recognition, but as long as EU still serves as a submissive US lackey, it will never get China's respect.

 

[Communism]

Dont risk all your assets in Europe buddy. Remember whats at stake for China.



I dont feel isolated. We are winning a war. Who knows, maybe we get western russia in the end

EU encroaching on Turkey's level of delusion.

 

[Apollon]

EU has more assets in China and China is their biggest market, who do you think will lose more? EU is like an insecure little girl, craving for world power's recognition, but as long as EU still serves as a submissive US lackey, it will never get China's respect.

Neither will China get ours as long it binds itself to rotten corpse russia.

 

[beijingwalker]

Neither will China get ours as long it binds itself to rotten corpse russia.

In reality Germany is bound with Russia way more than China is, we'll see how Germany manages to untie this binding, by amputation maybe.

 

[Apollon]

In reality Germany is bound with Russia way more than China is, we'll see how Germany manages to untie this binding, by amputation maybe.

Germans can achieve evrything. Smart people.

Germany's Scholz vows response over Bucha deaths – DW – 04/03/2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the West will impose new sanctions on Russia in the next few days. The discovery of hundreds of bodies in a town outside of Kyiv drew horror around the world.

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[beijingwalker]

Germans can achieve evrything. Smart people.

Germany's Scholz vows response over Bucha deaths – DW – 04/03/2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the West will impose new sanctions on Russia in the next few days. The discovery of hundreds of bodies in a town outside of Kyiv drew horror around the world.

www.google.com

But all German government officials said it's hard and even devastating to decouple with Russia, we'll see they are right or a random Greek in PDF is right.

 

[hualushui]

Dont risk all your assets in Europe buddy. Remember whats at stake for China.



I dont feel isolated. We are winning a war. Who knows, maybe we get western russia in the end

Germans can achieve evrything. Smart people.

Germany's Scholz vows response over Bucha deaths – DW – 04/03/2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the West will impose new sanctions on Russia in the next few days. The discovery of hundreds of bodies in a town outside of Kyiv drew horror around the world.

www.google.com

The EU is neither united nor strong.
EU is just a club of small countries and small countries that don't know they are small countries.

 

[Nan Yang]

In the end china must chose its decission. Does it want good relations with Europe or enemyship, cold war relations?

Does China even deal with EU or with individual countries?

 

[tower9]

China really should show EU their place, US started a trade war with China and failed miserable, How EU thinks it will fare with this ongoing war and inflation.

The EU is in no position to lecture China. If that’s their attitude, then conflict is inevitable. China is ready for that, is the EU?

But all German government officials said it's hard and even devastating to decouple with Russia, we'll see they are right or a random Greek in PDF is right.

Let’s see how tough Europe is after a year of no Russian energy.

 

[hualushui]

Neither will China get ours as long it binds itself to rotten corpse russia.

China chooses Russia, why don't you sanction China, dwarfs?