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Annalena Baerbock has described any potential military conflict in the Taiwan strait as a ‘horror scenario’ that would directly affect Germany. Baerbock’s comments came after meeting her Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, in Beijing, and struck a different tone to those of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who recently faced criticism for saying that Europe must not get involved in US disputes

Despite the French president’s post-visit remarks, there is growing concern about Beijing and keenness to act in unity
Four years ago, Emmanuel Macron remarked that the era of European naivety on China was over. As Andrew Small establishes in his book , the shift was not born primarily of US pressure to pick sides – though that was unquestionably felt – but of Europe’s own dealings with Beijing. Views have hardened further thanks to China’s increasing forcefulness in foreign policy, its handling of Covid and its support for Russia over Ukraine. Last month, the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, a of relations with China. The French president’s insistence on including her in his trip to Beijing last week sent a welcome message of unity.
But it was his to journalists on the way home that seized attention. Observing – in the context of Taiwan – that Europe should not be a “vassal” to the US or get caught up in crises that “are not our own” undermined support for a democracy and sparked anger across European capitals. The German parliamentarian Norbert Röttgen “a PR coup for Xi [Jinping] and a foreign policy disaster for Europe”.

Intercept of Russian intelligence shows Beijing wanted to disguise lethal aid as civilian items, says report
China approved the provision of lethal aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine but wanted any shipments to remain a secret, according to leaked US government documents.
A top-secret intelligence summary dated 23 February states that Beijing had approved the incremental provision of weapons to Moscow, which it would disguise as civilian items, .

War in region would send shock waves around the world, says Annalena Baerbock on visit to China
Germany’s foreign minister has described a military conflict in the Taiwan strait as a “horror scenario” that would directly affect her own country, striking a different tone to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who recently faced criticism for saying Europe must not get involved in US disputes.
After meeting the Chinese foreign minister, Qin Gang, in Bejing, Annalena Baerbock said a confrontation between China and Taiwan would send “shock waves” around the world.

China’s foreign minister has said Beijing will not sell weapons to parties involved in the conflict in and will regulate the export of items with dual civilian and military use.
Qin Gang was responding to concerns that China was considering providing military assistance to , which Beijing has backed politically and rhetorically in the conflict while formally saying it remained neutral.
Speaking at a news conference with his visiting German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, Qin reiterated China’s willingness to help facilitate negotiations to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict and said all parties should remain 'objective and calm'

International Energy Agency’s expectation for 2023 is 2m bpd higher than last year’s figure
Global demand for oil this year is on track to rise to a record 101.9m barrels per day as China leads an economic surge among developing nations, the world’s leading energy body has forecast.
The International Energy Agency’s predicted daily average for 2023 is 2m bpd higher than last year’s figure.

Defence ministry says it cannot rule out ‘cognitive warfare tactics’ after disinformation during Chinese drills
Taiwan’s defence ministry has raised the alarm about disinformation attacks during the recent Chinese military drills and alerted local media to the dangers of helping spread disinformation.
Last week Beijing launched , in retaliation for President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the US House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, in the US. Taiwan’s military and civilian analysts confirmed that Taiwan was also targeted with information warfare. “Last year’s military exercise and this year’s military exercise both used a combination of information and military actions to affect our morale,” a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon slammed Democratic lawmakers for funding a over half a billion dollar Chinese-owned factory in Michigan.