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The Minister of Finance is the first top representative of the Federal Government to visit Beijing. Much has not improved since Foreign Minister Wadephul's refusal to travel. At least the tone has become more pragmatic.
Klingbeil is received by top representatives of the Communist Party. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, on the other hand, had to cancel his trip to China in October due to a lack of interlocutors.
German finance minister lands in Beijing as trade gulf widens, supply chains wobble
Germany's finance minister became the first representative of the new coalition government to visit China on Monday, with Berlin under pressure to show it has a handle on China policy as a record trade gap widens and supply chains wobble.
Foreign Minister Wadephul's visit to China was last broken. Minister Klingbeil is still travelling to the country - and has to listen to criticism. No "peking connection" is needed, the Greens say.
After Foreign Minister Wadephul postponed a trip to China, Minister Klingbeil is now travelling to Beijing. Green boss Franziska Brantner speaks of a "foreign policy unplanned" signal and calls for a clear China strategy.
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