cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/17866252
Original article in German -- [Archived version]
German politicians from the conservative Union Party (CDU), the Freedom Party (FDP), and the Greens warn against China’s involvement in the reconstruction of Ukraine. China must definitely play no role in the reconstruction of Ukraine," said Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), Chair of the European Parliament’s Security and Defence Committee) [...] "On the contrary, it is time to end the sale of European infrastructure."
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„Without China’s support, not only would Putin have not dared to attack Ukraine, he also gets military components from Chinese production", said the FDP politician. [...]
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„Europe should prevent China from playing a role in the reconstruction of Ukraine, because China would create dependencies and consistently exert influence, as it does in all states", said Roderich Kiesewetter, CDU foreign policy [...] "China has a very clear interest in gaining influence in Ukraine because of the existing resources, but also the Ukrainian capabilities in the field of IT and modern warfare".
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Kiesewetter pointed to China’s membership in the autocratic alliance CRINK with Russia, Iran and North Korea. Europe should prevent China from playing a role in the reconstruction of Ukraine as part of the CRINK coalition, because China would create dependencies and consistently exert influence, as it does in all states," said Kiesewter. One should not have any illusions".
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The best way to prevent China’s influence in Ukraine [...] is to "give Ukraine a clear EU accession perspective and above all an invitation in a timely manner and admission into NATO as soon as security conditions allow".
The EU should also support Ukraine in making reparations claims against Russia [...] Built back better must be applied and the clear inclusion of Ukraine in the European and transatlantic security architecture. " This can only be done without China, whose goal is to destroy it and which with CRINK significantly supports and makes possible the war of aggression of Russia, so also the destruction".
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Agnieszka Brugger, a member of the Green Group, said that if the Chinese leadership really meant their alleged peace efforts, "they should use their influence on Russia and North Korea to finally end the brutal violence". Brugger said: "The current actions [by China] give the impression that the Russian war of aggression and its escalation is also in China’s long-term geopolitical interest. “
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Party officials of the Social Democrats, the left-wing Linke, and the far right-wing AfD would support China's involvment in Ukraine's reconstruction.