'Measured by his actions and China's overt assessments, [German Chancellor Olaf] Scholz remains very much rooted in the [French President Emmanuel] Macron school of China foreign policy. Which is to say, strategic prostration.' -TomRtweets
"Our relations with China are accurately described as being threefold," Scholz said,"with China as our partner, competitor, and systemic rival — although rivalry and competition have certainly increased on China’s part. ... I agree with [European Commission President] Ursula von der Leyen: The way forward is not through decoupling but smart de-risking."This"rivalry and competition have certainly increased on China's part" line is a play to Washington.
Well, something like the kind of leadership that German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock offers. Baerbock, who leads the second-largest party in Scholz's coalition government, has challenged the traditional third rail of German foreign policy. Namely, Scholz's group-think aligned view that as long as China maintains its trade privileges for German car manufacturers, it can do no wrong.
But perhaps the best proof of Scholz's unseriousness about getting a little tougher on China is, well, China.
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