Published: March 12th, 2021,
Last updated: March 14th, 2022
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has criticized the approaches to international trade set out in China’s Five-Year Plan as inadequate. „German industry misses clear signals in the 14th Five-Year Plan for a real change of course towards openness and a market economy,“ said BDI Chief Executive Joachim Lang. A level playing field between foreign investors and Chinese state-owned enterprises does not exist and cannot be expected in the medium term.