European Parliament member calls on EU to cooperate with China instead of confrontation

"China is a normal country that has worked miracles for its people...China is a world leader on climate change mitigation strategies. China has had one of the best COVID strategies on Earth, at home and helping others. China is building all kinds of infrastructure and public services projects that we could only dream about here," he said in the video speech.

In his opinion, China has made remarkable human progress "while not invading, or bombing or sanctioning any countries to death," and its experiences offer inspiration for other countries.

"Why are we choosing an aggressive position with China? Why are we not choosing cooperation instead of aggression? Why are we not respecting the principle of state sovereignty and non-interference? We should be working for peace with China. It's in our interest," he noted.

"But you know what? I can't help feeling that we are being led along by the nose by the Americans who have a vested interest in challenging China at the moment not because China is a threat to the security of the American people... But China is a threat to their financial supremacy," he said.