1. EU is not being sanctioned for the Gazprom pipeline but rather EU companies which is a pretty important distinction.
2. EU does have major issues with China. They abhor it's substantial human rights abuses and geopolitical ambitions and have said on many occasions. Germany even has its navy warships on the way to the South China Sea for war gaming with APAC allies.
They are just willing to put all of that aside for better trading relations.
2. EU does have major issues with China. They abhor it's substantial human rights abuses and geopolitical ambitions and have said on many occasions. Germany even has its navy warships on the way to the South China Sea for war gaming with APAC allies.
They are just willing to put all of that aside for better trading relations.