I concur. It’s not only China, depending on the company’s market it can also be the US, Russia and probably others.

Well, member state representatives in the commission are proposed by the Member State government, then auditioned and vetted by the parliament. It’s indirect democracy but they’re not coming out of nowhere.

Well, there are edge cases for private schools that would not make sense being solved by public schools. I moved a lot in my life (still do), and having access to schools in one of my children 's main language is an important thing for them. Those schools are still following local regulations though