China courts Germany's far-right populist AfD – DW – 08/11/2023
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The far-right populist Alternative for Germany party rejects a values-based foreign policy, just as much as it rejects NATO and the US. That approach has attracted the attention of Beijing.
  • ElHexo [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Let’s lay out the events:

    • AfD travels to China
    • AfD says they’ll pursue a neutral foreign policy approach with China
    • AfD says their getting twenty percent of the vote has “sparked interest from China”
    • AfD says they’ll keep lines of communication open with China

    Headline: “China courts Germany’s far right populist AfD”

      • ElHexo [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        There’s no information about that, so presumably given the slant of the article it was an innocuous invitation.

        I have tried to find any other references but haven’t.

        It is not unusual for members of parliament to be invited to other countries, so information needed would include:

        • who specifically invited AfD
        • was this invite open to other parliamentarians
        • what was the nature of their ‘invite’
        • was this part of a broader diplomatic program (such as China’s invites to EU representatives and diplomats to tour Xinjiang)

        China would deal with AfD just like they deal with left, right, far right and theocratic governments and absolute monarchies all over the world.