‘We see China too negatively as a • Table.Briefings

Eberhard Sandschneider ist Leiter des Arbeitsschwerpunktes Politik China und Ostasiens an der Freien Universität Berlin und Vertrauensdozent der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Hier schreibt er über China-Bashing und die Implikationen. — Eberhard Sandschneider is a political scientist and East Asia expert. Until 2017, he was a member of the Advisory Board of the German Federal Academy for Security Policy.

Until recently, it was Wolf-Warrior diplomacy. Now, China is going on a charm offensive and inviting rows of top German politicians to Beijing. Are they being lulled too much? In an interview with Felix Lee, foreign policy expert Eberhard Sandschneider says China’s charm is genuine because the leadership has learned from its mistakes.

Mr Sandschneider, nice pictures with cuddly panda bears, reception by the Premier, an honorary doctorate – did Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Soeder allow himself to be lulled too much by China during his visit two weeks ago?

‘We see China too negatively as a rising superpower’

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