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“ A diplomatic boycott is, of course, a symbolic act. Ultimately, it is about the external effect. How China presents itself. And that is why it is important to the Chinese government that the Olympic Games are not overshadowed by such a diplomatic boycott.”
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“ The big difference with the past is that this is a coalition formed the very choice of three parties. The last two election cycles ended in a grand coalition because of an inability to formulate an alternative, this time it is not like that, it is not a coalition of last resort. The desire for transformation, modernization and progress is what brought these three parties together.”
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Spanish
“ It would be detrimental if Poland, Romania, and other eastern flank countries were excluded from the talks. The reaction would be very negative and it would send a clear signal to Russia that, look: if you need to talk about European security, don’t worry about what those pesky central Europeans are thinking, you just have to talk with the big powers.”
“ That is exactly why the Summit for Democracy is so important. We need to keep in mind that autocrats are having their own summits. They're exchanging lessons learned along with surveillance technology and other methods of coercion. So we really have a job ahead of us to defend our democracies.”
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December 8, 2021
“ There was no doubt that Taiwan was going to be invited. However, some details of its participation had been planned to avoid upsetting China more than necessary. For example, Taiwan’s digital minister and its representative to the U.S. are joining the summit, but its president is not. China’s reaction is calibrated based on what the United States does. And I think the U.S. has carefully managed this.”
“ It seems that the [US] administration is coming to the conclusion that the threat from Russia and the threat of what could happen in Ukraine has a profound impact on the national security of the United States and the transatlantic community, in fact, on global security. And I think we're on the verge of a much more powerful response from the West than previously thought.”
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