FDP wants to make Germany ‘capable • Table.Briefings

The German Free Democratic Party (FDP) calls for greater networking of the world’s democracies in order to be able to take a stronger position vis-à-vis China. It wants Germany’s economy to undergo stress tests in the event of a crisis to avoid becoming susceptible to coercion.

The FDP parliamentary group in the German Bundestag has published its own position paper on China. The main idea of the paper is to prepare Germany for possible crisis situations with Chinese participation and to strengthen Germany’s negotiating position vis-à-vis the People’s Republic. Among other things, the Free Democrats call for

FDP wants to make Germany ‘capable of deterrence’

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