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Merz in China: Business Appetite Meets Geopolitical Realities

We discuss Germany’s China policy against the backdrop of Friedrich Merz’s visit to Beijing from February 24 to 26 – his first as federal chancellor. Merz is accompanied by 30 high-ranking business representatives, among them the CEOs of Bayer, Volkswagen, and Siemens, eager to strengthen ties with the Chinese market. The visit comes at a pivotal moment as the European Union seeks ways to enhance its economic competitiveness vis-à-vis Beijing while US protectionism adds further pressure. Speakers: Elisa Hörhager, Chief Representative in Beijing, Federation of German Industries (BDI) Michael Laha, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology, DGAP Steffen Wurzel, Correspondent, Deutschlandfunk; Former Correspondent in Shanghai, ARD Radio (2016–2021) Chair: Tim Hofmann, Editor, Internationale Politik (IP) Highlights: 00:00 Introduction (Hofmann) 03:32 Why this trip now (Laha) 08:01 Industry expectations of visit (Hörhager) 14:55 Strategic relationship (Wurzel) 22:34 Derisking and decoupling approach (Laha) 26:26 Same words, but different meaning (Wurzel) 27:53 Shift from offensive market interests to defensive priorities (Hörhager) 34:10 Q&A 📺 Watch more DGAP's Morning Briefings here:    • DGAP’s Morning Briefing   📩 Receive invitations to events like this by subscribing to our newsletter: https://on.dgap.org/ENnewsletter 📢 Follow DGAP on social media: https://www.x.com/dgapev   / german-council-on-foreign-relations   https://www.x.com/dgapev https://bsky.app/profile/dgap.org   / dgapev   #ForeignPolicy #china #geopolitics