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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 5178790" data-attributes="member: 48469">Oh yeah?[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/how-china-is-losing-europe/[/URL]“In the past several months, the China-EU relationship has deteriorated to its lowest point since 1989. After the two sides exchanged sanctions over the Xinjiang issue, political disputes are jeopardizing the fate of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, which was celebrated by Chinese and European leaders just a few months ago and is seen as an <a href="http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/31/c_139630883.htm" target="_blank">important milestone</a> in their relationship.On May 20, the European Parliament decided to <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2021/05/20/european-parliament-votes-to-freeze-controversial-eu-china-investment-deal" target="_blank">freeze the ratification of the agreement</a>, announced that it will not proceed with the agreement until China lifts the sanctions it imposed on European NGOs and individuals, including several members of the European Parliament. The decision did not occur in a vacuum. The views of European political leaders and the public alike on China have become increasingly negative. Top European leaders admitted recently that there are “<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-china-biden-economy-climate-europe/" target="_blank">fundamental divergences</a>” between the two giants, while <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/10/06/unfavorable-views-of-china-reach-historic-highs-in-many-countries/" target="_blank">a Pew survey</a> shows that unfavorable views on China have reached record highs in many European countries.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 5178790, member: 48469"] Oh yeah? [URL unfurl="true"]https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/how-china-is-losing-europe/[/URL] “In the past several months, the China-EU relationship has deteriorated to its lowest point since 1989. After the two sides exchanged sanctions over the Xinjiang issue, political disputes are jeopardizing the fate of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, which was celebrated by Chinese and European leaders just a few months ago and is seen as an [URL='http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/31/c_139630883.htm']important milestone[/URL] in their relationship. On May 20, the European Parliament decided to [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2021/05/20/european-parliament-votes-to-freeze-controversial-eu-china-investment-deal']freeze the ratification of the agreement[/URL], announced that it will not proceed with the agreement until China lifts the sanctions it imposed on European NGOs and individuals, including several members of the European Parliament. The decision did not occur in a vacuum. The views of European political leaders and the public alike on China have become increasingly negative. Top European leaders admitted recently that there are “[URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-china-biden-economy-climate-europe/']fundamental divergences[/URL]” between the two giants, while [URL='https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/10/06/unfavorable-views-of-china-reach-historic-highs-in-many-countries/']a Pew survey[/URL] shows that unfavorable views on China have reached record highs in many European countries.” [/QUOTE]

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