„You are endangering the world“
China furious as leading German newspaper writes out £130BN bill for ‘coronavirus damages’
GERMANY has rattled China by joining the UK, France and the US in a rare attack, after Berlin called out Beijing’s responsibility for the global pandemic and a leading newspaper issued a £130bn invoice.
Does Germany need China more than Europe?
For years now, Germany has been leaning on China for cheap supply and as a market for its exports. Following the 2008 financial crisis, when most of Europe was suffering, Germany kept itself rather unscathed thanks to a strong export-orientated economy and partly thanks to China. Germany was not concerned about any geo-economic advances Beijing was making. It cared little about the 16+1 forum with Central and Eastern European countries launched in 2012 or the Belt and Road Initiative unveiled in 2013, and the ‘Made in China 2025’
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/Does-Germany-need-China-more-than-Europe
Beijing tried to make German officials praise China over coronavirus outbreak – report
Angela Merkel urges Chinese transparency over coronavirus
Germany says China sought to encourage positive Covid-19 comments
Coronavirus: Germany ‘rejected China’s bid for positive spin’ on pandemic response
- German officials say requests by Chinese counterparts to have disease management shown in favourable light were not granted
- Berlin needs stronger response to Beijing’s attempts to influence public debate, analyst says
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