Paulo Laranjo
@paulolaranjo.bsky.social
Pro-European, only a federal Europe can compete at the same level as the US and China.
China blackmailing...
"...manufacturers in Germany, which imports 95% of its rare earths from China, were being forced to hand over details about their businesses, which not even the German government has, to China in order to get hold of the goods."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"...manufacturers in Germany, which imports 95% of its rare earths from China, were being forced to hand over details about their businesses, which not even the German government has, to China in order to get hold of the goods."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising EU relationship - and winning
Experts say Brussels must stand up against Beijing using supplies of vital chips and minerals as ‘sword of Damocles’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
China blackmailing...
"...manufacturers in Germany, which imports 95% of its rare earths from China, were being forced to hand over details about their businesses, which not even the German government has, to China in order to get hold of the goods."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"...manufacturers in Germany, which imports 95% of its rare earths from China, were being forced to hand over details about their businesses, which not even the German government has, to China in order to get hold of the goods."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
China is using the Ukrainian war to weaken Europe and Russia, it will eventually occupy eastern Russia, just like Russia did with those green men entering Crimea in 2014.
Only a war will stop China from achieving its goals, if the war is declared now before it overtakes the US.
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Only a war will stop China from achieving its goals, if the war is declared now before it overtakes the US.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
China is using the Ukrainian war to weaken Europe and Russia, it will eventually occupy eastern Russia, just like Russia did with those green men entering Crimea in 2014.
Only a war will stop China from achieving its goals, if the war is declared now before it overtakes the US.
2/2.
Only a war will stop China from achieving its goals, if the war is declared now before it overtakes the US.
2/2.
China is not a fair broker, it will never let go of its chokepoints, it will continue to blackmail the west for more technology knowhow, step by step China will eventually become Orwell’s big brother.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
China is not a fair broker, it will never let go of its chokepoints, it will continue to blackmail the west for more technology knowhow, step by step China will eventually become Orwell’s big brother.
1/2...
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First create dependency, then play at will, that is what a drug salesman does.
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
First create dependency, then play at will, that is what a drug salesman does.
When a professional politician has a naive stance, how committed his he to his voters?
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
When a professional politician has a naive stance, how committed his he to his voters?
"A Draghi style report in defence is needed," it is all leading into further integration, pan-European thinkers advocating a Federal Europe is growing, Lagarde, Draghi and Radosław Sikorski are the most recent.
Holding back this path are short sighted selfish politicians.
Holding back this path are short sighted selfish politicians.
Watch | @maxbergmann.bsky.social discusses the current role of the U.S. military in Europe’s ability to defend itself, the vulnerabilities that could result from a significant reduction of U.S. forces, and what must be done to address them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhQj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhQj...
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
German food chain Lidl is going to bed with the Chinese Huawei...
Giving access to critical information to a foreign country, that is an autocracy supporting our Russian enemies doesn't bode well to the "Strategic autonomy" path that Europe is supposed to take.
aspiegel.com/en/news-deta...
Giving access to critical information to a foreign country, that is an autocracy supporting our Russian enemies doesn't bode well to the "Strategic autonomy" path that Europe is supposed to take.
aspiegel.com/en/news-deta...
HUAWEI Ads: Lidl Finds a New, Effective Platform to Grow Users in Portugal
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aspiegel.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
German food chain Lidl is going to bed with the Chinese Huawei...
Giving access to critical information to a foreign country, that is an autocracy supporting our Russian enemies doesn't bode well to the "Strategic autonomy" path that Europe is supposed to take.
aspiegel.com/en/news-deta...
Giving access to critical information to a foreign country, that is an autocracy supporting our Russian enemies doesn't bode well to the "Strategic autonomy" path that Europe is supposed to take.
aspiegel.com/en/news-deta...
"new Chinese-made electric buses showed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off."
Giving the driving seat to a foreign power is going against the European motto "Strategic Autonomy"
www.euronews.com/next/2025/11...
Giving the driving seat to a foreign power is going against the European motto "Strategic Autonomy"
www.euronews.com/next/2025/11...
Chinese-made buses in Norway can be halted remotely, spurring controls
Test results showed that the Chinese bus maker had access to the vehicles' control systems for software updates and diagnostics.
www.euronews.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
"new Chinese-made electric buses showed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off."
Giving the driving seat to a foreign power is going against the European motto "Strategic Autonomy"
www.euronews.com/next/2025/11...
Giving the driving seat to a foreign power is going against the European motto "Strategic Autonomy"
www.euronews.com/next/2025/11...
One more high-ranking politician advocating a federal Europe.
Citizens use and enjoy the federal institutions, they want an assertive Europe.
"all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist..." Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
Citizens use and enjoy the federal institutions, they want an assertive Europe.
"all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist..." Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
One more high-ranking politician advocating a federal Europe.
Citizens use and enjoy the federal institutions, they want an assertive Europe.
"all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist..." Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
Citizens use and enjoy the federal institutions, they want an assertive Europe.
"all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist..." Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
If Europe doesn’t become a federation it will cease to exist.
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition, they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition, they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If Europe doesn’t become a federation it will cease to exist.
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition, they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition, they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski, Polish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
No one learned with Covid.
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
No one learned with Covid.
Trump mission is to rewrite the English dictionary.
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Trump mission is to rewrite the English dictionary.