Major EU/China investment pact (the "CAI" ) just signed with zero concern or redress of Xi's forced labor camps. MONEY TALKS apparently.
“The goal of Beijing with this is very clear,” he said. “This is a direct reaction to the election of Biden and it’s an intervention to prevent a united front of Europe and Washington vis a vis China.”
“This is a perfect tool [with which] to drive a wedge between Europe and an administration in the U.S.,” Benner said.
China became the EU’s biggest trading partner this year, overtaking the U.S.
Bilateral trade volume between Europe and China topped U.S.$516.8 billion in the first nine months of this year.