The China shock: Germany turns away from its biggest trading partner
By DW
30 May 2022 |
12:34 pm
China persecutes the Uyghurs and backs Russia's war in Ukraine. That's prompting Berlin to rethink its relations with Beijing. But this "systemic rival" is also Germany's biggest trading partner.
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