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"Mr President, I voted in favour of this report since it sets out many of the concerns that we in the
have been voicing for a long time. Perhaps we were the only ones to realise the damage that the growing Chinese economy would do to our businesses and workers. Nevertheless, when we talk about applying duties to Chinese goods, we are considered backward and anti-development. The tragic results of this liberalism are, however, clear to all, and I in particular am well aware of them as I am from Prato, the city with the highest number of Chinese people in Italy.
In Italy we say: ‘better late than never’, but I am not sure that Europe has truly realised that it has almost reached the point of no return. Just think, some people still see China as a potential lifeline. It would be interesting to find out how much of Europe’s public debt is in China’s hands. This might be a key to understanding why the EU is weak and to at least trying to avoid making these tragic mistakes in the future."@en1
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