According to Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, the weak German economy is more persistent than the government has anticipated. The recovery repeatedly failed to materialize, although light at the end of the tunnel has already been seen several times, Habeck told journalists in Berlin on Wednesday. This was also due to the strong dependence on trade with China. „China is weakening,“ said the Green Party politician. He also pointed to a lack of necessary investment in infrastructure and that the response to the shortage of skilled workers had been too late. „All of this is now having an impact and cannot be resolved with a snap of the fingers.“