After meeting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, pledging to refrain from “megaphone diplomacy,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock relapsed to tough talk against China, to the great disappointment of those hoping China-Germany bilateral relationship can develop toward pragmatic cooperation despite all political undercurrents.
In an interview with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper published on Friday, the German foreign minister said she told her Chinese counterpart that coercion against Lithuania was unacceptable. She also said the EU-China investment treaty a “farce.”
GT Voice: China-Germany cooperation must not be derailed by big mouth – Global Times
