Published: November 15th, 2021,
Last updated: November 15th, 2021
The coalition agreement between the SPD, FDP, and Greens could see Berlin take on a harsher official tone towards Beijing. Relations with China should be shaped in the „dimensions of partnership, competition and system rivalry„, reported Der Spiegel, citing a draft of the paper. So far, the term „system rivalry“ has not appeared with regard to the People’s Republic, not even in the 2018 coalition agreement.