Sunday, July 18, 2021

Merkel Successor in Germany Panders to China

Recommendable! How weak is Armin Laschet, the Christian Democrat candidate for chancellorship in the September general elections in Germany?

"... Laschet, according to the Times, “said the west should resist slipping into a cold war mentality when it came to its geopolitical contest with China,” telling the paper, “The 21st century is very different and the prism of how the world looked before 1989 offers limited advice.” He said, “We have a multipolar world [now] with different actors.” ...
Laschet continued, “And there the European response was cautious, because, yes, China is a competitor and a systemic rival, it has a different model of society, but it’s also a partner, particularly in things like fighting climate change.” ..."

Merkel Successor in Germany Panders to China

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