That works both ways. If the EU slams the door shut, the Chinese export market suffers. The Chinese are playing this very clever. The EU matters more to them than the US as a market and weakening ties between those two allies (classic divide and conquer) is a good move. Hence the Chinese are all friendly smiles when Germany pays them a visit. Win win. That visit has just one goal to ensure trade continues to function, which is a mutual interest of course. And also helps prevent things escalating into war.
The US is of course highly selective when it comes to human rights. It says one thing to China and another thing to Saudi Arabia on the same topic.
There's a lot more one could say about the apparent double standards applied there and elsewhere. But it all boils down to economic interests and level of influence it allows the US to wield. The EU is no different of course. Nor China.
The US is of course highly selective when it comes to human rights. It says one thing to China and another thing to Saudi Arabia on the same topic.
There's a lot more one could say about the apparent double standards applied there and elsewhere. But it all boils down to economic interests and level of influence it allows the US to wield. The EU is no different of course. Nor China.