Xi and Sánchez say China and Spain should help safeguard multilateralism

Yea China really wants to support the global order until it decides that it wants to invade Taiwan

So all that Spanish talk against the US was to just lay down for China?

OK Spain..don't f*** up like Germany getting into bed with Russia.

Spain really thinks that the enemy of the enemy is a friend so must also be an angel. This kind of naive, simplistic thinking will get Europe and the world suffer from another major catastrophe like WW1 and WW2. Not all ideologies are worth being "multilateral" and in the interest of the EU and the world. Otherwise why even bother fighting Nazi Germany in WW2? Why even fought ISIS when they were spreading in the middle east and Africa? Why banning the far right parties in the EU? Just let them join the community of multilateralism then. Clearly we actually want selected, good partners in multilateralism, not everyone out there. Ok then what do we stand for? Do we want to promote censorship, suppressing free press, freedom of speech, ethnic cleansing and human rights abuse? Do we support currency control, capital control, unfair government subsidies and IP theft in trading? Are these values and measures good for the EU and the World? China has been doing all that but should Spain and the EU just turn a blind eye on those? I think the answers should be straight forward but Spain and some EU countries just want to take the easy way out to look "progressive", but not choose the tough path that is the best for itself and the world. If the EU is really thinking in terms of morality and the greater good, it should walk and advocate its own path in contrast to both the US AND China. I will respect Span if it thinks that Unilateralism is bad, authoritarianism and deceptions are also not the right path for humanity. But no, Spain and lots of the EU countries are simply not at that level, but unfortunately just want to LOOK "progressive" to feel good about themselves. It is really disappointing. If one day China gets too powerful and starts pushing authoritarianism beyond its borders, Spain and the EU are definitely responsible. It will be like WW2 when the stupid European countries pleasing Nazi Germany hoping to maintain peace but making it too strong later on that almost conquered all of Europe.

God I hate Sanchez so much. It’s so clear as ever he’s really just a stupid tankie believing America bad and will unironically align with China and probably North Korea and Iran claiming he loves human rights in the next breath. Elections can’t come soon enough in Spain

China is the second largest contributor to the UN and WTO after the United States; of all the permanent UNSC members, they contribute the most peacekeeping forces. They have a vested interest in keeping and supporting the multinational institutions where it has gained leadership. It provides stability. Just because China plays to win doesn't mean that it wants the game tossed out.

Is this the same China that is helping Russia evade sanctions after launching the largest European war since WWII? Is this the same China that is supplying Russia with satellite intel for dropping thousands of bombs on Europeans? Is this the same China that is shipping key weapons components to Russia, which then places Ukraine in the position of also having to buy from China in order to fight back? Is this the China that supports North Korea, which sends weapons and soldiers to kill Europeans? The same China that supports the regime in Iran which is sustaining Russia's drone program, and also sends its soldiers to help Russia in Ukraine? China is doing everything in its power (except sending its own troops) to keep Russia's war on alive, which destabilizes Europe. And that's the country Sanchez wants to get cozy with? How much are they paying him?

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Sit down, Spain. You haven't been relevant on the world stage in at least 250 years and that isn't going to change.