China snubs the EU and keeps its anti-immigration law
The European Parliament is demanding that China withdraw its anti-immigration law, which comes into force on 1 July. Beijing invokes sovereignty and its 1 billion inhabitants.
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China stands up to the EU: the anti-immigration law stays
The European Parliament has urged China to withdraw its new immigration law, which will come into force on 1 July and which, in essence, establishes that China is for the Chinese. Beijing's response has been as predictable as it was forceful: administrative silence and an appeal to national sovereignty. While Brussels talks about human rights, in the Asian giant they point out that they never signed the Charter of Human Rights.
A law that brooks no discussion
The legislation, which according to official Chinese sources seeks to preserve cultural identity and ethnic homogeneity, de facto bans mass immigration. China already has more than 1 billion inhabitants and its population is beginning to decline. Demographic arguments blend with sovereignty: why admit immigrants if the country is already saturated and shrinking to boot?
The EU loses weight against Beijing
The European resolution has been met with scepticism even within the EU itself. China not only ignores the United States, but has the capacity to plunge entire nations into darkness if pressured. European migration policy, described as "anti-white and anti-European" by some analysts, contrasts with China's closure. The message is clear: everyone stays in their own house.
The double standard that fools no one
While the EU demands that China open its borders, internal restrictions are multiplying in Europe. The paradox does not go unnoticed. China, which has already begun to reduce its population, knows that whoever controls its demography will win the geopolitical game. And for now, it has no intention of giving in.
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The European Parliament has urged China to withdraw its new immigration law, which will come into force on 1 July and which, in essence, establishes that China is for the Chinese. Beijing's response has been as predictable as it was forceful: administrative silence and an appeal to national sovereignty. While Brussels talks about human rights, in the Asian giant they point out that they never signed the Charter of Human Rights.
A law that brooks no discussion
The legislation, which according to official Chinese sources seeks to preserve cultural identity and ethnic homogeneity, de facto bans mass immigration. China already has more than 1 billion inhabitants and its population is beginning to decline. Demographic arguments blend with sovereignty: why admit immigrants if the country is already saturated and shrinking to boot?
The EU loses weight against Beijing
The European resolution has been met with scepticism even within the EU itself. China not only ignores the United States, but has the capacity to plunge entire nations into darkness if pressured. European migration policy, described as "anti-white and anti-European" by some analysts, contrasts with China's closure. The message is clear: everyone stays in their own house.
The double standard that fools no one
While the EU demands that China open its borders, internal restrictions are multiplying in Europe. The paradox does not go unnoticed. China, which has already begun to reduce its population, knows that whoever controls its demography will win the geopolitical game. And for now, it has no intention of giving in.
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