Published: October 29th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025
Juergen Matthes is a China expert at the German Economic Institute in Cologne.
German direct investments in China are at an almost all-time high. Economist Juergen Matthes explains in an interview with Amelie Richter that this should not automatically lead to conclusions about Germany’s general dependence. However, Matthes emphasizes dependency must be discussed in any case. To this end, he believes that the use of economic data by the German central bank must be more transparent.
Mr Matthes, you have taken a closer look at German direct investment in China for the German Economic Institute (IW). What have you discovered?