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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Really? This guy thinks it would be a good idea to get CCP folks into positions with voting power in EU corporations?

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This guy ~~stole all the money the company had~~ distributed the 5 billion euros the company needed to survive as dividends and now urgently needs a cash injection.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Sounds like an American.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

We need jobs, not financial investments that do not generate wealth except for those who are already rich. If they open car factories here, that's fine with me, if not, they can go to hell.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Chinese companies should only be allowed to found companies in the EU as a joint venture with a European partner, while this European partner holds a controlling majority. I am sure that China will fully support such a law as a reciprocity is an important feature of global trade.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This perfectly exemplifies the saying, 'If you can't beat them, join them.'

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Join? No. Global trade requires fair competition, reciprocity, transparent supply chains, human rights baked into economic agreements such as the WTO, among other things.

What humanity needs is a just transition to solve current and upcoming social and environmental issues. There are many countries in the world whose policies are manifestly unjust, unfortunately.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago