Why Europe should stop lecturing China on human rights

Why Europe should stop lecturing China on human rights Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 20:31 As EU leaders lash out at Beijing over new legislation on ethnic unity, the hypocrisy and double standards could not be more glaring Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China on 17 July, 2026 (Reuters) On Five years ago, Middle East Eye published a column noting that it would be unwise, to say the least, for the United States to engage Iran , Russia and China at the same time. Unfortunately, the US has forged ahead with exactly this policy - with disastrous results. Incredibly, the European Union, far less powerful than the US by any metric, seems determined to follow the same mistaken path, and has now turned its attention to China.