Understand the EU was represented by deputy head of delegation as incoming ambassador Jorge Toledo has yet to take office
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Finbarr Bermingham
@fbermingham
Irish journalist in Brussels. Europe Correspondent, . Covering Europe's relationship with China.
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UK, German, French Italian and EU ambassadors summoned to Chinese foreign ministry over G7 statement on Taiwan
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To China's MFA today, alongside 
counterparts to meet Vice Minister Deng Li following the @G7 statement. A chance to reiterate that the UK position on Taiwan is unchanged; and underline that China's latest actions are escalatory. twitter.com/ukinchina/stat…
counterparts to meet Vice Minister Deng Li following the @G7 statement. A chance to reiterate that the UK position on Taiwan is unchanged; and underline that China's latest actions are escalatory. twitter.com/ukinchina/stat…
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The article was tweeted out by the Chinese Mission to the EU, but doesn't otherwise contain any affiliation / attribution notes..
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The European Sting said that #Taiwan is part of mainland China. Taiwan is #China as Kentucky is US, Flanders is Belgium and Catalunya is Spain. The world needs peace now more than ever before, as we are already living a war in Europe.#Pelosis
: bit.ly/3QhLdym
: bit.ly/3QhLdym
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Another: "Taiwan is China as Kentucky is US, Flanders is Belgium and Catalunya is Spain. The world needs peace now more than ever before, as we are already living a war in Europe."
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A few choice quote: "Based on the premises that sanity and reason is what differentiate humans from animals, the Pelosis of the world either in their 80s, 90s or younger, no matter what ethnicity and color, need to be advised to chill out “asap”, as they say in America."
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"If the Pelosis of this world don’t chill asap, a war between China and the US could make Ukraine look like peekaboo"
Headline in European Sting, an online publication with a history of publishing verbatim statements from the Chinese Embassy in the EU
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Top diplomats from the EU and US met in Cambodia and discussed, among other things, the situation in the Taiwan Strait
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Always good to meet my friend @SecBlinken.
The US and EU continue working hand in hand to push back against Russia's attack on Ukraine and the global system and economy.
We also discussed JCPOA Iran nuclear deal and how to preserve peace and stability across Taiwan Strait.
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Zelensky on how the fallout from the war could damage China's economy:
“The people would have to pay for energy resources rather than for products coming from China … Exports from China would be decreasing. That’s 100 per cent"
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Zelensky on China's economic levers:
“I’m confident, I’m sure that without the Chinese market... Russia would be feeling complete economic isolation,” he said. “That’s something that China can do – to limit the trade (with Russia) until the war is over.”
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"The Russians are the invaders … this is a war on our territory, they came to invade. China, as a big and powerful country, could come down and sort of put the Russian federation [in] a certain place... of course, I'd really like China to review its attitude towards Russia"
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“I'd like to talk directly. I had one conversation with Xi that was a year ago. Since the beginning of the large-scale aggression on February 24, we've asked officially for a conversation, but (haven’t had) any conversation with China even though I believe that would be helpful.”
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Exclusive: Volodymyr Zelensky seeking ‘direct talks’ with China’s Xi Jinping to help end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Read Zelensky's first interview Asian media outlet since Russia’s invasion of his country, by
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"What is evil? What is shameless? If there are still people in the world who don't understand, please take a look at the statements of the G7 and EU foreign ministers"
Chinese spokesperson to the EU responds to G7
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"We reiterate our shared and steadfast commitment to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and encourage all parties to remain calm, exercise restraint, act with transparency, and maintain open lines of communication to prevent misunderstanding."
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"We call on the PRC not to unilaterally change the status quo by force in the region, and to resolve cross-Strait differences by peaceful means. There is no change in the respective one China policies, where applicable, and basic positions on Taiwan of the G7 members."
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Continues: There's no justification to use a visit as pretext for aggressive military activity in Taiwan Strait. It is normal & routine for legislators from our countries to travel internationally. PRC’s escalatory response risks increasing tensions and destabilizing the region"
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Breaking: G7 slams China response to Pelosi visit
"We are concerned by recent and announced threatening actions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), particularly live-fire exercises and economic coercion, which risk unnecessary escalation"
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Trying to out muscle your opponent on China one week, expanding deradicalisation programme the next...
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People who vilify Britain will be treated as extremists and referred to the Government’s deradicalisation Prevent programme under plans by Rishi Sunak. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/
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China has expanded its trade retaliation on Taiwan over Pelosi visit.
Now blocked exports of sand to Taiwan, and imports of Taiwanese citrus, scallops and mackerel, citing pests and covid in the cold supply chain
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Roettgen, conservative German lawmaker, influential on foreign policy:
"Now is wrong time for TW to be visited by #Pelosi . Due to 🇷🇺 war of aggression there are currently more than enough internal tensions...visit has purely symbolic meaning, 🇨🇳 inevitably feels provoked"
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Dennoch ist jetzt der falsche Zeitpunkt für den Besuch #Taiwan|s durch #Pelosi. Durch den 
Angriffskrieg gibt es zur Zeit mehr als genug int. Spannungen. In dieser Situation hat Pelosis Besuch eine rein symbolische Bedeutung, durch die 
sich aber unvermeidbar provoziert fühlt.
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Now @SpeakerPelosi has opened the door to Taiwan much wider, I am sure other defenders of freedom and democracy will be walking through very soon.
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If you thought the flight radar 24 stats were impressive... 12.5 million!
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12.5 million watching this feed which includes a ticking noise sound effect… #pelosi
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China’s Su-35 fighter jet now flying across the Taiwan strait, CCTV reports
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China has suspended 2,000 of 3,228 registered Taiwanese food imports, as Nancy Pelosi's plane edges closer to Taipei, according to
This as EU mulls whether to move forward with Lithuania coercion case at WTO
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Baerbock said: "We do not accept when international law is broken and a larger neighbor attacks its smaller neighbor in violation of international law - and of course that also applies to China"
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China lodged "serious representations" re Baerbock comments.
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During the first visit to the Chinese Foreign Ministry by the new @GerAmbChina, the Chinese side lodged serious representations regarding German Foreign Minister’s wrong comments in New York.
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Taiwan on the agenda during new German Amb to China's first meeting with MoFA
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Frank discussion at @MFA_China today! In my meeting with VM Deng Li I emphasized: Germany stands by its One-China-Policy. Exchanges with Taiwan authorities are part of this policy. The threat of military force is unacceptable under any circumstances as outlined by FM @ABaerbock.
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European Parliament were desperate to keep first visit to Taiwan last year under wraps because Raphael Glucksmann, also sanctioned by Beijing, was on board.
His office were worried about sanctioned MEP flying over Chinese airspace (nothing happened)
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Good scoop from @nivincent, who reports that the long awaited Foreign Affairs Committee trip to Taiwan will take place in November or December.
Means chair @TomTugendhat will be visiting while sanctioned by PRC (if not in Govt). theguardian.com/world/2022/aug
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After 2.5 years of dodging it, finally caught Covid this week. Not much fun 😷
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New: Distrust and unease loom as South Koreans grow wary of China’s clout — but so do worries about Beijing's economic retaliation if they push back too hard.
My dispatch from Seoul (featuring artist's symbolic depiction of Xi smashing a BTS light stick)
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... undermine the credibility of the OHCHR, and harm the cooperation between OHCHR and member states.”
"We strongly urge Madame High Commissioner not to publish such an assessment.”
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Text of a letter circulating among members says the “so-called assessment on Xinjiang is of grave concern to us”
“The assessment, if published, will intensify politicisation and bloc confrontation in the area of human rights...
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China lobbying at UN to block Xinjiang report publication, document shows
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Here's the letter
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Here’s #China govt @MFA_China latest report re #Uyghurs #Xinjiang, discouraging @UNHumanRights @mbachelet from publishing theirs. @hrw @hrw_chinese @JohnFisher_hrw
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Asked about the report this morning, a spokesperson for the UN human rights council said:
"I refer you back to the comment made by the HC last month that the report would be published before she leaves office."
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Exclusive: China seeks to stop U.N. rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report
- I've not seen the letter, but have also been told China is actively lobbying against the report's release in Geneva...
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Can see from today's trade talks a desire to engage with China, while also reminding Beijing of the issues
"A lot of issues have piled up since the last 🇪🇺🇨🇳 #HED in 2020. They require determined follow-up. Engaging China will remain key."
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A lot of issues have piled up since the last #HED in 2020. They require determined follow-up. Engaging China will remain key. 3/3
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“We have differences on the causes and the impact of a war – they are well known. But where are the eventual commonalities between China and Europe of the war in Ukraine, if any?” said senior source.
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