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Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under domestic political pressure over his approval of the Cosco deal in Hamburg. On a visit to Beijing, on the other hand, he has considerable room for maneuver. Here, his support for Cosco will actually be to his advantage. After all, in the run-up to the G20 summit, Scholz is dependent on cooperation with Beijing to make progress on major issues such as climate protection and ending the war in Ukraine.
By Frank Sieren
At the end of the Party Congress, former General Secretary Hu Jintao was escorted out of the hall. No public statements have been made since. So a debate rages: Is Hu ill or suffering from dementia? Or did Xi demonstratively have his ill-favored predecessor and his supporters publicly eliminated?
By Christiane Kuehl
Joerg Wuttke, President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, considers Xi Jinping's new leadership team an echo chamber without any objections. For Xi, security and stability are now more important than market economy and innovation. For this very reason, he believes it is now more important than ever to speak with China. He considers Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to Beijing, as well as the sale of shares in the Port of Hamburg, to be sensible and important. Frank Sieren spoke with Wuttke.
By Frank Sieren
Olaf Scholz's trip to China comes at a particularly critical time: The battle over the "redistribution of power in the world" is in full swing, while Europe is still struggling to find a common China strategy.
By Experts Table.Briefings
While the Chancellor's visit to Beijing fuels the debate in Germany, China's media are downright euphoric. Scholz is portrayed here as a good friend of the country. Meanwhile, criticism from the German governing coalition is growing louder and louder.
By Redaktion Table