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#BREAKING Matt Pottinger, Deputy @WHNSC Advisor tells European #IPAC Co-chairs:
“Leaders in both U.S. political parties and across the U.S. government are perplexed and stunned that the EU is moving towards a new investment treaty right on the eve of a new U.S. administration.”
“Leaders in both U.S. political parties and across the U.S. government are perplexed and stunned that the EU is moving towards a new investment treaty right on the eve of a new U.S. administration.”
“There is nowhere for bureaucrats in Brussels or Europe to hide. We can no longer kid ourselves that Beijing is on the verge of honouring labour rights, while it continues to build millions of square feet of factories for forced labour in Xinjiang.”
“The EU Commission’s haste to partner with Beijing despite its grotesque human rights abuses has removed a fig leaf. Some European officials and commentators liked to claim that the Trump Administration was an impediment to even deeper transatlantic cooperation. Now it is plain
to all that this isn’t about President Trump. It’s about key European officials. Look in the mirror.”
The meeting, chaired by @bueti offered an opportunity for a frank exchange of views on transatlantic parliamentary cooperation on China. Attended by @MiriamMLex @AndreGattolin @ChrisCoons @Trinesg @MPIainDS @MargareteBause @HelenaKennedyQC @PavelFischer and others.
