Promises some fireworks: The Pentagon identified some of China’s biggest companies including Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as entities that support the Chinese military, in a move that risks provoking new friction with the government in Beijing
Reinhard Bütikofer
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Reinhard Bütikofer
@bueti
Senior Fellow CEPA; Senior Adviser EPC; Ko-Vorsitzender Deutsch-Taiwanische Dialog Plattform; Advisory Board GTI;
Joined February 2009
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History remembers the people who refused to stay silent. Jimmy is one of them. He denounced Chinese communism, defended the rule of law, and gave Hong Kong a free press, knowing exactly what it would cost him. "I believe that if I do the right thing, the strength will come." —
00:00 - Der Bundestag sollte, wie jedes andere demokratische Parlament auch, der chinesischen Seite jetzt gleich klar machen: Wenn Ihr Mitglieder des Bundestages wegen Taiwan-Reisen sanktionieren solltet, dann würden wir jeden Kontakt zu offiziellen Vertretern der VR China abbrechen!Der Bundestag hat im März eine China-Kommission eingesetzt. Beijing hat gerade klargemacht, dass Mitglieder, die Taiwan besuchen, 'den Preis zahlen' werden. Warum ist das keine Schlagzeile wert? 🧐 "Will China ban lawmakers from Germany and other countries that have visited
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Feels like something is moving in Germany. Conservative leader in EPP Manfred Weber “Either we fight back, or China will cripple parts of our industry. The EU must now use its trade policy instruments decisively and without hesitation"
- OMG! The cancer of passivity will one day kill us.At least three significant unforced errors are factors in the failure of yesterday’s PIC session to select a new @OHR_BiH: 1. The US insisted on Christian Schmidt’s resignation before they had secured the buy-in of the other relevant allies for a successor, and by misreading the
- Super Kommentar! "Die Spekulation in ihrem Lauf hält weder Ochs noch Esel auf!"
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A preeminent figure of the 1989 Tiananmen Square movement, Liu Xiaobo joined student-led calls for democracy and political reform. As Chinese troops moved in, Liu helped negotiate the peaceful withdrawal of demonstrators, likely saving countless lives. Rather than forsake his
- NZ government must stand firm in the face of this blatand Chinese aggressive move!This is a huge escalation- Beijing sanctioning 5 eyes lawmakers simply for visiting Taiwan. 🇳🇿 PM @chrisluxonmp must meet this challenge very firmly indeed. Beijing is treating 🇳🇿 this way because they think they can.
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📢 "Beijing’s flouting of international shipping norms in pursuit of dubious claims to territorial sovereignty have escalated progressively, partly because they have been met with an inadequate response. This must stop." Our response to intimidation of 🇳🇱 vessel DE RUYTER 👇
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Le choc de compétitivité imposé par la Chine n’obéit pas aux règles habituelles. Pour résister, le Vieux Continent doit faire beaucoup plus, prévient l'économiste @SanderTordoir du @CER_EU. - If GER fails to team up with other EU countries to defend the European market against Chinese economic and political aggression, Berlin will render the EU helpless. Without Berlin stepping up to the plate now, the EU will be bound to fall apart sooner or later. Hic Rhodus!The question that Germany now faces is whether it is willing to join forces with France and other countries, and the Commission, “to defend the European home market from the flood of Chinese goods that is coming our way,” said @SanderTordoir of @CER_EU. buff.ly/0BXlhmN
