BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe must stand up for its values in its dealings with China, but given the countryβs sheer population and economic importance, there will always be a trade-off between the EUβs values and its interests, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
Merkel was speaking at an online conference of legislators from across the continent, in which several had demanded that she push for a tougher line on human rights violations in the country.
βWe must define our own European interests, and this also includes common ground (with China) on foreign policy, on economic policy and digital policy and many more,β she said.
