Europe’s security policy was a key topic in the talks of Working Group 12 on Defense, Foreign Affairs, Development and Human Rights in the German government talks between the Christian Democrats (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD). This emerges from the consolidated text of the working group preparing the draft coalition agreement, which is available to Table.Briefings. The CDU/CSU and SPD commit themselves to a China policy coordinated on a European level and based on its own strength. Readers should be left with one impression: The days of a reserved security policy are over.