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  • It is almost entirely unilateral action by AfD though.

    A better article would make AfD look even more perverse by highlighting a key plant of Xi Jinping thought is "ecological civilisation", that China invests heavily in renewables and is building a $1 billion factory in Hungary (from memory) to gain more European green market share.

    It could also seek comment from Chinese officials, or even AfD (I didn't see that but might have missed it?)

  • 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.

  • 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"

  • I agree, I don't think it's particularly noteworthy except for the fact it was all regional recruitment chiefs at once.

    This suggests either a high level of corruption (I don't think it would be more than other places in the conditions) or a power play between elites in the military.

    Alternatively their allies have told them to do so.

  • Temperatures in Chile are 10-20 degrees above normal right now, and while Australia is buffered by the Pacific for now, there will likely be significant fires in the summer.

    I'm not sure what effects will be on the South East Asian monsoon season, but I assume pretty bad.