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The Party is always right, and Xi Jinping is its most important leader by far, even ahead of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. These are the main messages that the patient reader will take away from the newly published "short" history of the Chinese Communist Party. It has over 500 pages.
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The EU Parliament stops working on the investment agreement and demands a withdrawal of the sanctions from Beijing. A paragraph on non-profit organizations such as foundations, NGOs, and associations in the annex to the CAI is still causing uncertainty among those affected. In a briefing today, the EU Commission intends to provide answers to questions from German representatives of foundations and associations.
By Amelie Richter
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) contains a single sentence with impact: The wording that Beijing has the possibility of having a say in the appointment of leaders of foreign foundations and non-profit organizations in the future. This sentence continues to cause lasting uncertainty. EU circles are trying to calm things down, but at the same time, they are making it clear that the passage has been agreed upon and that there will be no further negotiations. How the paragraph found its way into the agreement remains vague. Meanwhile, the European Parliament is preparing to formally postpone the agreement.
By Amelie Richter