That goes indeed in the wrong direction, despite the fact that social spending in Germany higher than in most countries. In other large economies like the U.S. and China, social welfare is much lower. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, for example, even decries welfare as he has said multiple times in the past, because, according to him, “makes people lazy.”
It has a consequence for the Chinese people. And as China is a major trading partner for the EU, we should rethink where we buy our stuff. When money goes to China, it goes to a regime that aims to protect itself and undermine social security here and there.
That goes indeed in the wrong direction, despite the fact that social spending in Germany higher than in most countries. In other large economies like the U.S. and China, social welfare is much lower. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, for example, even decries welfare as he has said multiple times in the past, because, according to him, “makes people lazy.”
What should I care what some dictator thinks
It has a consequence for the Chinese people. And as China is a major trading partner for the EU, we should rethink where we buy our stuff. When money goes to China, it goes to a regime that aims to protect itself and undermine social security here and there.
[Edit typo.]