Posted on 04/25/2020 5:31:08 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The European Union toned down part of a report about Chinese state-backed disinformation because it feared Beijing would retaliate by withholding medical supplies, diplomatic sources have said.
The initial version of the report, seen by the South China Morning Post, described China as running a “global disinformation campaign” to deflect blame for the coronavirus outbreak using “both overt and covert tactics”.
But the Post has learnt that this section was removed after Beijing intervened and warned EU diplomats based in China there would be unspecified repercussions.
EU diplomats were worried that this would “strain” relations and make it “more difficult to get medical supplies” that are desperately needed in Europe’s fight against Covid-19, according to a source.
This series of events highlights both China’s concern over the way its handling of the pandemic is seen abroad, but also its ability to sway foreign governments – even those as powerful as the EU – because of its status as the key exporter of strategic products.
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It’s Trump and us against the world.
Euroweenies.......let them rot.
Why do I nget the feeling that all of this was planned.
Not European Union.
European Eunuchs.
So glad the UK got the hell outta there.
I would be adamantly opposed to going to war to pull Europe’s chestnuts out of the fire ever again.
where is our friend Cronos to tell us how great the EU is ?
of course, Canada is just as pathetic. Trudope donated China PPE we have no capability to replace because he wants a UN seat. And then bought it back from them and some of it was defective.
We are at war with China. Most people just don’t know it yet. The Saudis too, they’re trying to destroy our energy industry.
Yep...time to nationalize all US based Chinese assets...and our Chinese debt.
Guess the EU has to make a decision about doing business with a country that they may need, but can’t trust.
Cowards. Not surprised
Guess the EU has to make a decision about doing business with a country that they may need, but can’t trust.
#10. Gee its Munich, 1938 “all over again”.
And you know how that worked out for Europe and the world.
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