Julian Reichelt’s editorial and video is admirably succinct and quite devastating. I accessed it through a story on American Thinker’s blog. It’s worth any patriot’s time.
Bloomberg takes notice. even the Greens are waking up!
22 Apr: Bloomberg: China’s Coronavirus Diplomacy Has Finally Pushed Europe Too Far
by Alan Crawford and Peter Martin; With assistance by Patrick Donahue
EU is looking to diversify supply chains to cut China reliance
5G, strategic investments in focus after ‘offensive’ approach
Diplomats talk of mounting anger over China’s behavior during the coronavirus pandemic including claims of price gouging by Chinese suppliers of medical equipment and a blindness to how its actions are perceived. The upshot is that Beijing’s handling of the crisis has eroded trust just when it had a chance to demonstrate global leadership.
“Over these months China has lost Europe,” said Reinhard Buetikofer, a German Green party lawmaker who chairs the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China. He cited concerns from China’s “truth management” in the early stages of the virus to an “extremely aggressive” stance by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing and “hard line propaganda” that champions the superiority of Communist Party rule over democracy...
While the Trump administration has resumed its swipes at China, European officials are traditionally less willing to be openly critical, in part for fear of retribution. The fact that politicians in Berlin, Paris, London and Brussels are expressing concern over Beijing’s narrative on Covid-19 hints at a deeper resentment with wide-ranging consequences...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/china-s-coronavirus-diplomacy-has-finally-pushed-europe-too-far