‘China strategy is a way marker, not a liberator’

In an interview conducted by Finn Mayer-Kuckuk, the Director of the China Research Institute Merics, Mikko Huotari, evaluates the German government’s China strategy. Huotari sees it largely positive: The document defines the relationship between the two countries and shows a path to de-risking. However, Huotari has doubts about the practical implementation of the ideas.