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Olaf Scholz tries to play Washington with EU-China speech

By Tom Rogan
Published May 10, 2023 10:10am ET
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Olaf Scholz tries to play Washington with EU-China speech
As part of his address to the European Parliament on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offered a false olive branch to Washington. He did so seeking to placate U.S. concerns that Berlin is too closely aligned with Beijing. “Our relations with China are accurately described as being threefold,” Scholz said, “with China as our partner, […]


As part of his address to the European Parliament on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offered a false olive branch to Washington. He did so seeking to placate U.S. concerns that Berlin is too closely aligned with Beijing.

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