Germany’s China strategy: These hu • Table.Briefings

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock feels encouraged to show China its limits more clearly in the future. She sees the German government’s China strategy as a marathon, not a sprint. But after the collapse of the government coalition, the question is: Who will run the marathon?

It is an assessment, albeit not an official one, that Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made on Monday when she discussed „China and the current geopolitical challenges for Germany and Europe“ with experts. One and a half years after the outgoing German government presented its China strategy, the think tank Merics discussed the question of what strategic position Germany and Europe should take towards China – and this on a day of the inauguration of the new US President Donald Trump in Washington.

Germany’s China strategy: These hurdles await the new government

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