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European Parliament Lifts Restrictions on Lawmakers’ Meetings with Chinese Officials - Civic Idea

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Amid shifting U.S. foreign policy on the Ukraine war, the European Parliament has lifted restrictions on lawmakers meeting Chinese officials, signaling a potential thaw in EU-China relations. The restrictions were originally introduced in April 2023 in response to a diplomatic standoff that began in...

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European Parliament Lifts Restrictions on Lawmakers’ Meetings with Chinese Officials - Civic Idea

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European Parliament Lifts Restrictions on Lawmakers’ Meetings with Chinese Officials - Civic Idea

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“We consolidated and expanded partnerships across the globe, stayed committed to true multilateralism, and played a positive and constructive role in addressing global challenges and resolving regional and international hotspot issues,” [Chinese PM] Li said.
Does 'resolving regional and international hotpots issues' mean China's support for Russia's war in Ukraine? China's aggression in the South China sea? Against Taiwan? China's recent military drill near Australia and New Zealand that forced passenger planes to divert flights? The oppression of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and other minorities in China? The transnational repression of exiled dissidents by the Chinese state across the world? The thousands of foreigners wrongfully detained in China? Any of the other issues?
What challenges does he mean?

Not an MEP, but a Swedish lawmaker already gave some advice to Asian countries during a recent travel, raising the issues in Europe and Asia are similar:
Swedish legislators to Asian countries: Build security alliances, bolster defense vs. Chinese aggression
China’s hostile actions in Asia are similar to that of Russia’s aggression in Europe, particularly against Ukraine, and countries like the Philippines should prepare by building alliances and strengthening their defense capabilities, visiting Swedish lawmakers said Friday.
Asian countries should also try to “de-risk” and remain independent from potential aggressors, which could resort to economic coercion to gain advantage in a major conflict, said Joar Forsell (Liberal Party), a member of Swedish parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
“I think that something to learn is to build alliances, build very close alliances with like-minded partners, real defensive capabilities, not be naïve, buy new weapons, build the defense capabilities and also de-risk to ensure independence,” said Forsell, when asked what Europe has learned from Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which has brought the region in its worst security crisis since World War II [...]
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- Asian countries should also try to “de-risk” and remain independent from potential aggressors
  Joar Forsell recognizes the superiority of the Juche ideology.