If there is indeed an investment treaty between China and EU this month, buckle up for all the media stories on how the Belt and Road will take over the world (after having died last week)
Will be a difficult story for the EU to manage - at exact moment when it also wants to revive the transatlantic link
You may ask how the EU could sign a major international agreement with China during a pandemic that started in China. But that is in a way the point: businesses in Europe are drawing the conclusion that if the Chinese economy is thriving during Covid, then it can’t be avoided
There is still resistance, but obvious that Germany is pushing hard for a deal. Harder than Brexit?
I always made the point that those polls showing growing negative perceptions of China were not the only variable - not even the most important. But opinions in the Council still divided
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