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China's ambassador warns against politicizing economic relations

The Chinese Ambassador to Germany, Wu Ken, has warned the German government against politicizing economic relations.

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China's ambassador warns against politicizing economic relations

The Chinese Ambassador to Germany, Wu Ken, has warned the German government against politicizing economic relations. “China will not interfere in Germany's legislation. But the politicization of economic and trade issues distorts the principles of the market economy," Wu Ken told the "Handelsblatt" (Monday edition) according to the preliminary report. Many German companies also have concerns, he added, alluding to the debate about a China strategy by the traffic light coalition and the new supply chain law.

"China is clearly opposed to some countries using such a supply chain law to talk about the internal affairs of other states," Wu Ken warned in relation to necessary human rights standards that prohibit German companies from purchasing goods manufactured under forced labor became.

"As in the past, China will take all necessary measures to rigorously protect the legitimate rights and interests of its companies," the ambassador said, without giving details. Wu Ken insisted that Taiwan is part of China.

On Sunday, some FDP members of the Bundestag such as Johannes Vogel, Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann left for a visit to Taiwan and made this public on Twitter. The traffic light coalition wants to promote the diversification of the German economy and prevent excessive dependence on China. Business had been very critical of two leaked confidential China papers from the green-led foreign and economic ministries.

Wu Ken also accused some Western countries of escalating the war in Ukraine with arms deliveries and "unrealistic preconditions" for negotiations, but did not want to explicitly name Germany. "China is not a party to the conflict," he stressed. “On February 25, 2022, President Xi Jinping spoke to Mr. Putin on the phone. In that phone call, Mr. Xi called on him to please resolve the conflict through peaceful means," the ambassador said.

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