CHINA ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR ‘RESPECTFUL’ MACRON BUT NOT FOR U.S. LAPDOG VON DER LEYEN – ‘VERY SUCCESSFUL’ MACRON GOES HOME WITH BUNCH OF DEALS & THE ALL-IMPORTANT SIGNAL FROM XI – THAT CHINA READY TO ‘RESUME ALL LEVELS OF EXCHANGES’ WITH FRANCE & EUROPE – SO LONG AS THEY MAINTAIN ‘STRATEGIC INDEPENDENCE’ FROM TOXIC U.S. INFLUENCE – XI TELLS VON DER LEYEN HE WILL MEET ZELENSKY ‘WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT’ – ‘WE CAN SENSE A CHANGE IN EUROPE’S ATTITUDE TOWARD CHINA ON THE UKRAINE ISSUE, AS WELL AS ITS DIFFERENCES WITH WASHINGTON. AS THE CONFLICT CONTINUES, EUROPE’S LOSSES & PAIN ARE INCREASING DAY BY DAY, & ITS DESIRE FOR PEACE TALKS & A POLITICAL SOLUTION IS BECOMING STRONGER, SHOWING A “CERTAIN DEGREE OF CONVERGENCE” WITH CHINA’S VIEWS’
Time to untangle the ‘Ukraine knot’ in China-EU relations After several important talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on April 6, ...