Observer.com news, German Chancellor Scholtz's plan to visit China has been highly welcomed by the German business community. In an interview, Vanceleben, chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), emphasized the importance of cooperation with China on behalf of the German business community.
m Slerben said that without China there would be no world. Germany, Europe and even the world rely on China in many ways to solve a series of urgent problems. Without China, these problems will never be truly solved. This means that Germany cannot be decoupled from China and must deal with China, so the German business community is very happy to see Scholz withstand the pressure and make a decision to visit China. During the interview, the host of
asked a pit-digging question: When dealing with relations with China, should business drive be reduced based on geopolitical strategies? Vanceleben's answer was no. He emphasized that China is one of Germany's most important sales markets, one of the most important raw material suppliers, and one of the most important innovation markets, which means that China must not be ignored.
Then, Vanceleben mentioned the economy of Germany. He said that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is damaging Germany's competitiveness, and it must be clear that not decoupling from China will not lead to Germany's loss of prosperity. Without China, the German economy would be more difficult and poorer.
million Slerben said this, China is Germany's largest trading partner. If it is decoupled from China, the German economy will suffer a devastating blow. Especially in the context of the global energy crisis and economic crisis, the German economy is likely to fall into recession. If you choose to decouple from China, it will not be a recession, but a collapse.
Whether from the perspective of the German business community or from the perspective of the German political community, decoupling from China is a very stupid act. Germany's influence is mainly reflected in the economy, which established Germany's position in EU . If Germany's economy fails, Germany's influence will also disappear, because Germany has nothing else to show off except the economy.
Therefore, the German political and business circles should work together. The German authorities should better serve German enterprises, maintain and develop positive relations with China, so that enterprises can deepen cooperation with China more calmly and conveniently.
During the Merkel period, German officials have always done this, actively promoting cooperation between German companies and China and helping German companies develop in the Chinese market. Merkel himself visits China almost every year, which greatly promotes the development of Sino-German relations.
The benefits gained by Germany are also obvious. In the process of expanding cooperation with China, the German economy has always maintained rapid development, bringing tangible prosperity to Germany.
. After the Scholz government came to power, some twists and turns occurred in Sino-German relations. But what is ridiculous is that this kind of twists and turns is not because of some conflict between China and Germany, but because of ideological .
Germany's vice prime minister and minister of economy and German foreign minister are all from the German Green Party. The Green Party has a bad relationship with the German business community, and it also has a strong ideological color and is always shouting about decoupling. This can not only show its tough stance towards China, but also suppress the German business community, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
, and Scholz was not very strong in control of the coalition government, so he was constrained from the inside. For Scholz himself, when he was the mayor of Hamburg, he actively developed relations with China and has been promoting cooperation with China. He is not the kind of politician who is tough on China.
Scholtz is now the prime minister of Germany. Although there are always cabinet members who sing opposites, they ultimately hold the highest power.
Therefore, there may be some twists and turns in the future, but as Scholz gradually controls the situation, there will not be much changes in the general direction of China-Germany relations, and cooperation will continue to be expanded. Ultimately, China-Germany cooperation is in the interests of China and Germany and the interests of the people of China and Germany. This solid foundation of cooperation cannot be changed by ideology.
