German Official Rebukes Hungary for Blocking EU Criticism of China

German Official Rebukes Hungary for Blocking EU Criticism of China
German Federal Foreign Office State Secretary Miguel Berger addresses the Manama Dialogue security conference in the Bahraini capital, on Dec. 5, 2020. Mazen Mahdi/AFP via Getty Images
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BERLIN/BRUSSELS—Hungary’s decision to block a European Union statement criticizing China’s Hong Kong policy was condemned on Friday by a senior Germany official, who said the bloc’s foreign policy was being undermined.

“Hungary again blocked an EU statement on Hong Kong. Three weeks ago it was on the Middle East. Common foreign and security policy cannot work on the basis of a blocking policy,” German Foreign Office State Secretary Miguel Berger wrote on Twitter.