Alexei Pushkov, head of the Federation Council’s information policy and media relations commission, said that after French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock came to Beijing to try to influence China. inside that telegraph channel He noted that the German diplomat is likely to expect the same outcome as the EC president.
“After von der Leyen and Macron, German Foreign Minister Burbock also wants to impress Beijing. Moreover, it clearly aims to link the economy with politics and makes no subtle hint to Beijing that its relations with Europe will depend on its influence on Russia – in the direction that the West needs, of course. However, everything indicates that the result of his activity will be almost the same as that of von der Leyen,” wrote Pushkov.
As the senator pointed out, China has already made it clear that it needs a dialogue with Europe, but it will not tolerate any European states making any connections or dictating terms. He also added that, economically, China needs the EU no less.
Previous media reported that Burbock had appealed to the EU don’t close your eyes On rising tensions around Taiwan as a possible military scenario from China would hurt the global economy.