Germany’s Top Diplomat Bashes China’s Weapon Supplies to Russia
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German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock accused China of providing Russia with weapons for its war of aggression against Ukraine and threatening peace in Europe ahead of a potentially thorny visit to Beijing.

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“Instead of taking responsibility for peace and security in the world as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China is opposing our core European interests with its economic and weapons aid to Russia,” German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said in an emailed statement before departing Berlin airport on Sunday for her two-day visit to Beijing.

Vladimir “Putin’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine is a direct threat to our peace. I will also speak in Beijing about the fact that we cannot simply ignore this in our relations with China.”

The European Union is proposing to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones that were deployed against Ukraine. Baerbock will meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing to address this issue, her spokesman said. Germany’s top diplomat will also discuss the humanitarian situation in China, as well as EU tariffs against Chinese electric vehicles that were introduced in October.

  • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
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    22 days ago

    The disparity between rhetoric and reality, hence the hypocrisy is the result of her public statements.

    Values are worthless if you throw them out immediately. If she couldn’t see her values respected, she could have resigned.

    In regards to weapon deliveries to Israel the decision requires every involved ministry, including hers to sign off on them. So she had a veto power she never used, in particular now that Germany is boasting about sending more weapons, which will undermine any credibility when criticizing China for doing the same with Russia. But unlike Germany, China is not a signatory to the ICC. So China is not violating any of its international obligations. Germany is.

    And in regards to Habeck i remember an interview with both of them in the last election cycle, when Baerbock was made the “chancellor candidate” by the Green party. She boasted how she has a background in international law, whereas Habeck has a background on the pig farm. “Schweinestall”.

    She owns every bit of her lies and it is evident that she is a spineless career politician, who does not believe in any values.