Quite a scoop by Noah, China is preparing to lift sanctions on MEPs as early as next week
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Noah Barkin
I understand from multiple sources that China may be preparing to lift its sanctions on members of the European Parliament (MEPs) as early as next week. I've spelled out what I know about the plans in a LinkedIn post here: www.linkedin.com/posts/noahba...
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"Discussions with the Chinese authorities are continuing and in their final stages. The President will first inform group leaders once there is official confirmation from the Chinese authorities that sanctions have been lifted"
Things are moving very quickly
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3307667/european-parliament-final-stages-talks-china-remove-sanctions
To what extent is it such a huge deal? It’s been 4 years now and, I agree with Noah, it’s not gonna be enough to resuscitate the CAI anyway, is it?
I think the lifting of Chinese sanctions is a welcome sign of goodwill toward the EU (although it must include all indiv and entities)
I agree it's not enough alone, but it is very symbolic.