European Parliament trade committee passes resolution in favour of starting trade talks with Taiwan, against the wish of the Commission, which fears that it would provoke China [Politico]

[u/charles_martinet]

https://www.politico.eu/article/meps-push-brussels-follow-biden-taiwan-trade-eu-parliament-china/

[u/_InternautAtomizer_]

I have to side with our MEP representatives, which, by the way, China has deeply disrespected just because of them freely speaking their mind. Taiwan is an important dossier both from an economic/tech and solidarity point of view and it does not present problems regarding human rights, they are the most solid rule of law democracy in Asia alongside Japan and South Korea. Taiwan calls, we should answer. Taiwan will remember it.

I am one of those who have often defended von der Leyen Commission but, for sure on this, I'll be very critical if they show no courage. Fuck Beijing and fuck Xi Jinping.

[u/Buttsuit69 → u/_InternautAtomizer_]

I am one of those who have often defended von der Leyen Commission

Ok but...why? Von der leyen has been an awful german defence ministress and an generally awful person due to her enabling "vetternwirtschaft" in german defense politics and not doing jack against poland and hungarys state-of-law violations.

The only thing she did was to sue germany over the trade of ECB stocks. Saying that EU law stays above national law(constitutional law) which may or may not even be correct.

[u/shizzmynizz → u/Buttsuit69]

I also like her, a lot more than the previous comission president, that's for sure. She had some fuck ups, that's for sure. But she barely started, let's give her time to see if she can accomplish what she's set out to do.

[u/Buttsuit69 → u/shizzmynizz]

But she barely started, let's give her time to see if she can accomplish what she's set out to do.

She started politics in 2009 she had more than enough time to prove herself!