Antony Blinken is in China. It is the first visit by a US Secretary of State in five years. The talks are frosty - but the fact that they happen at all is a success. Relations between China and the USA are strained; the most important thing is to prevent an escalation. The question now is whether Blinken will also meet Xi.
By Michael Radunski
The Sino-German government consultations will be a difficult new beginning. Especially since the Chancellery, led by the SPD, and the Green-led Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs have different interests when it comes to China.
By Frank Sieren
For the first time since the end of the pandemic, Sino-German government consultations will be held again in Berlin on Tuesday. Olaf Scholz and China's new Premier Li Qiang will meet on Monday. German companies in Beijing hope for a stronger focus on cooperation.
By Jörn Petring