A new ambassador in Brussels, a friendlier tone and a visit from top diplomat Wang Yi to Munich at the weekend: China is trying to restart with the EU. If it weren’t for the human rights crimes in Xinjiang – and a bizarre trip to Europe.
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Kai Strittmatter
Beijing’s plan is clear: they want to start talking again, open doors that they had slammed shut themselves. After three years of self-imposed isolation by the world’s strictest zero-Covid policy. That was years, accompanied by an ideologization of Chinese politics. Years in which the aggressive type of Chinese “wolf warrior” diplomat caused growing resentment in other countries. Years that affected not only China’s reputation but also its economy.