> Everyone is self interested and when we see the Europeans talk about human rights on the one hand but then do big wine and dine trips in China to sell their l

> Everyone is self interested and when we see the Europeans talk about human rights on the one hand but then do big wine and dine trips in China to sell their luxury goods on the other hand you see clear evidence of that fact. I think you're falling into another typical mistake, which is to think "Europeans" are one person. In fact, it's very likely that the Europeans who talk about human rights don't travel to China and those who do "wine and dine trips in China" are different people who aren't very interested in human rights.