Published: November 28th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

When Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives in Beijing on Monday for one day of talks, one issue will be very high on her agenda: the war in Ukraine. And the question of how Germany could persuade the Chinese leadership to scale back its support for Putin. Outwardly, the Chinese leadership has always emphasized its neutrality, but in reality, it supports Putin politically, economically and technologically. That is why NATO has called China a „decisive enabler.“