“This marks an important step towards the start of possible negotiations,” the Swiss government said. Besides moving to upgrade the free trade deal, the countries also agreed on simplifying visa procedures for travel, China’s state media outlet Xinhua reported

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    10 months ago

    Change through trade doesn’t work, Switzerland. Could you please learn from Germany’s failure with Russia?

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      10 months ago

      You’re assuming that the motivation is to “change” China, which it’s very much not. It’s just to make some money.

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      10 months ago

      Change through trade doesn’t work, Switzerland. Could you please learn from Germany’s failure with Russia?

      For sure. But tbh, I think most Governments know that now. I believe that they only mention it in statements, to look good in the international and domestic political arena.