"The outlook is bright, but the path is tortuous" – Moscow quotes Mao

European politicians, who have become frequent visitors to China (against the backdrop of a cooling relationship with the United States), suddenly forgot about their complaints about Beijing regarding human rights, democracy, etc.

The first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, former Russian Ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov stated at a round table in Moscow, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.

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«The more the economic interest factor becomes apparent, the less the same Europeans begin to talk about human rights.The Americans have stopped altogether, although that's how they used to start and end. But the Europeans, who pose as zealots, and China, have also stopped lecturing them. Partly out of respect, because China has made it clear that it is not going to listen to this nonsense anymore. "'Hong Kong, labor camps, women's rights, dissidents.' Where is all this? Nowhere, it's gone," the diplomat pointed out.

"BUT As for "systemic competition," now that the West has become two-headed, it's gone. Or maybe it's just for the US.A. Europe is keeping quiet about this too. Therefore, despite all the difficulties, from the point of view of purely economic interests,"The prospect is bright, but the path is tortuous," as Mao Zedong said.“,” Denisov added.