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South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title Germany’s outreach to China signals a reckoning, rather than a shift Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who heads to Beijing this week, had warned last year in relation to China that economic dependencies make Germany “susceptible to blackmail”. As chancellor, he confronts an export model under strain, a deteriorating transatlantic environment and the fiscal reality that moral posturing does not sustain an industrial economy. Merz has never been shy about stating where he stands. As chairman of the non-profit Atlantik-Brucke from 2009 to 2019, he boosted the view...
Link https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3344239/germanys-outreach-china-signals-reckoning-rather-shift?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-02-23 08:07:33 (1 week ago)
Created At 2026-02-23 08:08:50 Updated At 2026-02-23 08:08:50