Re:China's influence via WeChat 'flying under the radar of W...
by pphysch on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @02:10PM
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> At the higher levels, there's what Tatlow calls "elite capture" of German political and business leaders.
> One example is the establishment of the China-Brücke (China Bridge), headed by a deputy president of the Bundestag, the German parliament. Others on the board include the German representatives of Huawei and Alibaba, and representatives of other political parties.
> "They start out doing calligraphy or music, and suddenly there they are, [on] an all-paid tour of China, visiting AI installations or factories, and business development parks, and technology transfer centres," she said.
Thoughtful individuals embracing long-overdue geopolitical multipolarity? Impossible! It must be a CCP psy-op preying on naive professionals.
> One example is the establishment of the China-Brücke (China Bridge), headed by a deputy president of the Bundestag, the German parliament. Others on the board include the German representatives of Huawei and Alibaba, and representatives of other political parties.
> "They start out doing calligraphy or music, and suddenly there they are, [on] an all-paid tour of China, visiting AI installations or factories, and business development parks, and technology transfer centres," she said.
Thoughtful individuals embracing long-overdue geopolitical multipolarity? Impossible! It must be a CCP psy-op preying on naive professionals.
Stunning amounts of FUD in this article.