08.04.24_Editorial

„Realpolitik instead of moral politics“ was his credo, said German politician Markus Soeder in defense of his widely criticized China trip in late March. China expert Eberhard Sandschneider sees such visits primarily as an attempt to gain some domestic political points. „Of course, it was also a nod to the current Foreign Minister,“ he explains in an interview with Felix Lee. The message: shaking hands, kissing pandas and signing deals is more promising than Baerbock’s raised finger.