Published: April 29th, 2021,
Last updated: June 22nd, 2022
They were probably their last talks in this framework when Angela Merkel and her cabinet met the Chinese ministers and head of government Li virtually on Wednesday. Finn Mayer-Kuckuk explains the background to the consultation and classifies the constructive but, at the same time, openly critical mood. Merkel wants to stick to the CAI investment agreement despite international criticism – and she hopes that her successors will not abandon the tradition of regular meetings between the two governments.