Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Europe's Global Gateway - More "Brussels Bullsh*t"? - TLDR News" video.

  1. It's too early to say based on what we know but I do feel more is needed to be done to counter China political manoeuvring but for it to be impactful, it will likely need better terms than what China is offering, maybe even on trade terms. I also think the EU and US could work together on something like this because both have the same aim when it comes to China. But personally what I think the EU should do is foster better trade and relations with these countries, the EU is in a good geographical position to do so and that to some degree should help to counter China's power play in the regions. In the case of African countries, I don't blame them for wanting to accept all this money from China but there's too many strings attached to them which in the long run could be harmful to those countries, the EU and the US needs to offer something better to try and pull them away. As for the EU, we should remember that it's limited in what it can do and I feel like this is an intent from the EU to boost support among EU members which if they do that, that's when real action can start.
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