That article was from March 24th, more recently (and as things got even more serious) bigger EU countries like Germany have started going solo, like documented

That article was from March 24th, more recently (and as things got even more serious) bigger EU countries like Germany have started going solo, like documented in this recent article [1]. The article is in German (which I don't know) but I'm going to post a translation provided by some other guy from whom I've taken the link: > During the Corona crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel, in talks with China's President Xi, created the conditions for Germany to gain direct access to a state-owned Chinese manufacturer of protective clothing. This is stated in a paper with which the Federal Ministry of Health informed the Bundestag about the procurement of protective clothing. > The paper for the Bundestag states that after a discussion between Merkel and Xi and subsequent talks between the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Federal Ministry of Health, "direct access to a state producer (Moheco) could be established" at the beginning of April. Moheco promised a "higher level of quality and delivery reliability". In addition, an "air bridge" between China and Germany will be established with unused Lufthansa passenger planes to transport the masks. As a non-German EU citizen I find this type of tactics very, very wrong and fundamentally detrimental to the future of the Union. [1] https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/schutzausruestung-merkels-direkter-draht-nach-china-1.4871798 https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/schutzausruestung-merkel...