In a letter to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, 300 German companies in China have criticized the slow visa process for Chinese employees. According to the letter from the Greater China Chamber of Foreign Trade and its Managing Director for Shanghai, Maximilian Butek, which was signed by the companies, the qualification of Chinese employees in Germany and joint project development are crucial to the success of German companies. „We are concerned that there are still difficulties in providing Chinese employees of German companies with visas for Germany in a timely manner.“