China’s New World Order - How dependent is the West? | DW Documentary

For years, good relations with China guaranteed the German economy healthy profits and cheap goods. But over time, that relationship has become a dependency. The documentary "In the Jaws of the Dragon - How to Deal with China?” explores the nature and extent of this reliance.
At a summit meeting to discuss the "New Silk Road” infrastructure project in October 2023, China’s President Xi appeared alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. Whether in Asia or the Middle East - China is evidently pushing for a new world order, with offensives directed against the West. Germany is already feeling the consequences.
For a long time, trade with China flourished: From 1984, Volkswagen flooded the Chinese market with cars, ultimately exporting one in every three VWs to China. But now, Chinese companies like BYD are dominating the market with e-cars. And Germany’s reliance on China for computer chips, antibiotics and solar cells can now be seen as downright reckless. This dependence is becoming more evident as China increasingly comes up trumps both politically and economically. Whether regarding the Ukraine war, in its relations with Russia or its continued saber rattling in the conflict with Taiwan: Where China would have once conducted itself with restraint, it now demands its slice of global power. In Berlin, politicians are rubbing their eyes in disbelief: what was once a healthy relationship is now a codependency. And there’s no easy way out.
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[@abracadabra6572]

"German incompetence is China's fault." Should be the title of this video.

[@nahashonngariuku4346]

😂i agree

[@widodoakrom3938]

Lol

[@cerruti1881au]

Why? Part of the reason is much higher energy cost. Thanks to the allied America who led NATO triggered Ukraine war and sabotaged North Stream pipe.

[@douglascampbell4993]

@@cerruti1881au oh look... another wumao...

[@douglascampbell4993]

sure.... chinas aggressive expansionism and economic and cyberwarfare tactics are definitely germany's fault... That is the most CCP logic Ive seen a wumao write yet!!

[@joey3291]

To save you 43 min: basically, everything is China's fault. You are welcome...

[@Sep-ty9hl]

This is just a ridiculous propaganda video, the EU's real enemy is the US, not China.

[@l-ox6ct]

Even breathing is a sin for us.

[@SH-jg5zq]

😂😂😂Thanks

[@Hzx-fk4pn]

At least China is not supporting Isreal.

[@jincan39]

LOL can't believe it's a official video

[@thilomanten8701]

Was the WEst dependent on China in the late eighties and early nineties? NOPE. We (our politicians and entrepreneurs) put ourselves voluntarily into that position! So rectify that problem!

[@Allgood33]

Thank You!

[@vgstb]

The problem is that there is not enough political will to do so, and of course the US will never allow that. Remember this quote: "The purpose of NATO is to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down".

[@xin8017]

4'46 Here is a deliberate mistranslation of Chinese President Xi's quote. He said, "those who view others' development as threats and try to hinder it will not benefit when it comes to improve the livelihood of their own people". However. DW interpreted this as "China threatens others if they don't comply." So, DW you have lost your credibility once and for all.

[@scva-socallvillainadvocate]

Upa

[@johannes_0]

I understood the translation as exactly that, so I don't think that this was on purpose.

[@ravindrathakkar1234]

We Indians stand with our friend Germany

[@rinnengan71]

​@@ravindrathakkar1234😂😂😂

[@platosbeard4449]

German Orwellian propaganda. Orwell would be so delighted that he predicted the future so well.

[@keongloh3183]

Germany was dependent on Russian energy. Then somebody blew up Nordstream and can we now say Germany is finally 'free'?

[@michaelotieno6524]

Germany is free from having heavy industry and a functional economy

[@anssiluomaranta34]

they made some incredibly stupid strategic decisions placing too many eggs in a very vulnerable basket. in a more serious crisis that could have been the end of their nation. they have learned the lesson however and will be more prepared in the future.

[@mrj6]

You’re Welcome - US CIA

[@havencat9337]

well said...

[@nsebast]

Shhhh quiet dont anger the master.

[@lyvennet]

Germany needs to distance itself from America.😊

[@galinalikhovetsky2896]

And align itself to Russia? Retun fascism? Is that what you want?

[@slchoong007]

Yes but impossible with so many US military bases

[@churblefurbles]

@@galinalikhovetsky2896 that word has no meaning anymore.

[@churblefurbles]

@@galinalikhovetsky2896 and yes, cheap gas could have made Germany a power house, its why they were lead astray.

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@kpwong5040]

How laughable. Germany portrait as a helpless victim. The propaganda just made Germany looked stupid. Nothin else

[@yuvrajsingh-pw1st]

If someone wants to learn How to demonize a country then this channel can be very helpful in that process.

[@kumhoong]

For a minute I thought I was watching Fox News.

[@walhdamaskus2408]

Its a fox news in version of germany and own by same people.

[@user-pl4pz2xn2c]

Truth hurts. China is the enemy.

[@z1.7725]

😂

[@trumpforever6706]

As if CNN were better at propaganda... 😆

[@andresfernandez6437]

right?! all the paramilitary dudes looking silly and stuff, that was hilarious, only thing that was missing was some guy in a cowboy hat rambling about amendments such and such and free speech or yelling to Huawei to get off their lawn

[@mylomodi5677]

West domination is acceptable but China's is not 😂. Western colonial mindset has never changed

[@tomaccino]

Safety is in numbers. The west won't just let China grow grow grow until it's too late.

[@tsRR09]

Facts

[@frankyyaggabot6222]

The difference unless you haven't worked it out is that the West gave back it's colonies after they were developed - China has given zero inclination to giving back Tibet, Xinjiang, Hainan, ... and is not shy about stating it's intentions to invade Taiwan. Also, all China's investments overseas involve zero technology sharing (all are Chinese built AND operated) - the West on the other hand was marked by it's sharing of technologies and culture with the rest of the World.

[@caomr7976]

​@@frankyyaggabot6222所以美国、加拿大、澳洲什么时候把土地归还给本地土著？欧洲各族什么时候都独立？

[@mustainetw8643]

it is about communism regime.

[@wk3hos]

the last resource i will consider to know more about China is DW and western media in general, I am here to see how silly your argument is

[@ajpicaso36]

"is there a way to end this dependency?" Yes, yes there is! but i don't think corporations are gonna like it though.

[@linnyschlamm3310]

The term "dependency" alone, which is now constantly heard, is ultimately silly. There is a contractual set of rules, trade relations with rules that everyone has to abide by. So everyone is dependent on everyone else, and that's a good thing. This is precisely why relations work worldwide, as long as the West does not unfairly shape the agreements to the detriment of weaker countries, which has unfortunately happened in the past.

[@raymondwu9483]

If I didn't know English, I would still be able to tell what country they were talking about just by the background music.

[@Western_Decline]

DW is comic book propaganda. 😂

[@KiraNt4]

The choice would be between Russia and China - DW use ominous background music in both cases. And have you noticed the thinly vailed emotional manipulation when they showed that cute little boy, who was ill? As if it was not Germany's fault for not having enough drugs in stock "for a rainy day".

[@joelam583]

Indeed! It’s absurd and laughable how low they can get scrambling between the dual objectives of serious reporting and manipulative propaganda🤣

[@andysk5438]

Lol. On the other hand, if you don't know Russian you won't find this funny, Mr Wu: - Товарищи! Ленин открыл нам глаза! - И нам ... цуть цуть/ (А нам не оцень...) (Translation:) - Comrades! Lenin has opened our eyes! -Our eyes too.... a little bit (squinting is also customary)

[@supahsmashbro]

The ominous music, and don't forget the "BBC filter", where they grey everything out and darken it. Or the other where they add a policeman with big Xi's face under a red backdrop

[@godzillamothra5983]

is this news or propaganda fiction?

[@MomoMo-ym3bt]

German PPGDA

[@ebb_]

pure propaganda

[@MegaWatchutube]

it is propaganda.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

Cry about it tankie

[@deadend2023]

We saw with Russian oil, that Germany is still suffering... France has no issue, since they were not dependent on Russia. France has same situation with China. Thats why France has no recession today. US and Europe were so stupid to send their technology to China and teach them how things are done. Now they are suffering...

[@patricks8364]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="787">13:07</a> import cheap products from China, cheap gas from Russia. German do business all over the world, and Americas pay for their security. What an honest man.

[@linnyschlamm3310]

06.07.2020 Over the past ten years, the German government has paid almost one billion euros for the stationing of US troops in Germany. At 648.5 million euros, around two thirds of this was for grants for construction measures and 333.9 million for so-called defense follow-up costs. These primarily include aid payments to former employees of the US armed forces, the repair of damage caused by US soldiers and the reimbursement of US investments at former troop locations. This was revealed in an answer from the Ministry of Finance to a question from Left Party MP Brigitte Freihold. Quite apart from the fact that the USA operates from Germany all over the world because the location is brilliant. Germany is also considered the hub for US drone missions. I think we are paying enough and it is time to reduce the number of bases in Germany. Nobody wants to attack us.

[@johnsonchu5695]

Why should German pay for so called. " security" ? Who's gonna invade Germany? Soviet union is gone! No more communist regime here in Europe? Russian? Did they show this intention? Is it also a democratic country now?? Chinese? Or yeah! Must be....!!

[@MetaView7]

50% of VW's Worldwide profit comes from China.

[@yongming1978]

'I am too dependent on you, it is YOUR fault!'...... seems to be the main message of this video. However In <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="793">13:13</a> there is a moment of self awareness, so all is not lost. Blaming China is just politically expedient, and serves little to improve things.

[@tiffanylaserna1288]

There is no sense in blaming China for taking advantage of Europe. Their job is to look out for China's interests, so why shouldn't they? The blame needs to be directed at our weak leaders who LET China take advantage of us for so long, instead of serving their own people! Uncoupling from this damaging trade relationship should have happened decades ago, but at least some politicians are starting to admit this historic mistake now.

[@TheDredface]

Well China did use unfair practices to gain that dominance like slave labor, government subsidies, etc. However it is Germany's fault for doing business with communists. While the West is starting to realize their mistake they are falling for the same trap again with Vietnam and India.

[@DerDop]

Germany is geopolitically incompetent. Russian gas, Chinese economy

[@finnwty]

why you forget the US military occupied inside Germany

[@jaycdp]

There are other varients of cephalosporine.

[@holiday8473]

In a simple sentence, in the context of economic globalization, China has defeated the United States with "high human rights", "low welfare", and "strong independent unions" by leveraging the "advantages" of "low human rights", "negative welfare", and "no independent unions" under authoritarian dictatorship. This has led to the phenomenon of "bad currency driving out good currency" in the context of economic globalization So the fundamental solution to the problem is that the United States and Western countries must exert pressure and supervise the Chinese government to improve the human rights and welfare protection of migrant workers who are Chinese farmers. Otherwise, it will affect the rights and interests of workers in the United States and Western countries Russia is a friend of the CCP and an enemy of the Chinese people; The United States and the West are friends of the Chinese people and enemies of the CCP Don't be afraid of the great cold, everyone work hard together-- Qin Hui

[@lisashung9442]

Plus America’s military control…….

[@audience2]

A people whose will was broken by catastrophic defeat in World War 2.

[@dxelson]

Why doesnt DW explore how the worlds dependency on the West?

[@joshlewis575]

Because "the west" isn't authoritarian dictatorships. Oh and they've built the entire modern world

[@user-pl4pz2xn2c]

West = good China/Russia/Iran/N Korea = bad

[@IamHandsome4u]

Fr..we are totally dependent on US for google, operating systems for computers and phones, and literally every social media app, the whole world trades in dollars too and no one bats an eye.

[@Vladimir-re3lp]

Because, unlike my president Putin, the west is doing business, not looking to annex territories

[@zawiz8783]

The West does bad things, the difference? People can actually report things without getting arrested

[@raymaster]

BYD, digital options like random fires and brakes that randomly fail... Sounds like GREAT OPTIONS!

[@har8397]

Germany doesn't need its own silicon shield....it needs to stop free riding, remiliterize and help protect Europe and the world. America is tired of having a dependent. we need a partner

[@Review-rj9lq]

Remilitarize and conquer Europe 3rd time ? No thanks Jerry.

[@kwameadoko9542]

The "West" - high tariffs and sanctions, China - low prices and subsidies.

[@Devilishlybenevolent]

Did you know the US spends 10x the amount of the ccp does on EV subsidies? Funny how the EU didn't need to "look into" the heavily subsidised US cars and funny how the US didn't mention how they gave tesla alone BILLIONS of US tax payer money.

[@Herc4ever]

You mean the West creative and forward thinking. The East stealing and destroying civilisation wanting all to go back and live in the caves.

[@PavolFilek]

WEST has money without value, China has technology and Russia resources.

[@Anthony-db7cs]

Private companies competing with Chinese "companies" that are funded and owned by the government. How is that fair? Autocrat lover.

[@Devilishlybenevolent]

@@Anthony-db7cs The government of China has given 4 billion to EV companies, the government of the US has given 30+ billion to US companies. How is that fair? Huh, its like the US ones are state funded too but just can't compete cause it probably goes into the pockets for shareholders and CEOs while China actually puts it to their cars.

[@bonkersblock]

DW must mean? How dependent is Germany to China!

[@summer031977]

DW meant how dependent on China is the EU.

[@frederikpedersen689]

@@summer031977 or how dependent on EU is China

[@summer031977]

@@frederikpedersen689 Same thing.

[@DumaM-ir7rk]

China is EU . This guys are playing the world. The same Japan is EU and America proxies

[@joshcyz]

DW means the EU branch of the US propaganda.

[@MrPapamaci88]

Well, if the problem is with the German companies pushing towards normalizing relations with China at any cost, how about giving an alternative to these companies like - I don't know - create military contracts for these companies to build the German military complex further as well as heightening their output so they can strengthen all their allies through arms sales, would that solve the issue on the short term at least? Basically incentivize the German oligarchs so they start going towards the right direction: away from China and Russia.

[@linnyschlamm3310]

This would be exactly the wrong direction, because the big wide world goes with China and Russia for many reasons, only the stupid ones stay behind voluntarily and then complain that nobody wants to play with them. Those who put themselves on the sidelines don't deserve any better.

[@justinchen8181]

"Your development is my threat"

[@privatemalone1358]

This documentary will begin with terrifying music.

[@churblefurbles]

voice of regime authority, its how the maniipulation works.

[@douglascampbell4993]

@@churblefurbles another Wumao over here...

[@reaganstillalive]

@@douglascampbell4993 CIA bot?

[@reaganstillalive]

It is obviously the White House and the Pentagon in the United States that are monitoring German politicians through the Prism program, but DW says they are afraid of China’s network monitoring Germany. This is really ridiculous thinking.

[@za7v9ier]

not to mention dark filter added on :P

[@lleo6322]

Is it weird to blame China with the antibiotic argument? Can't Germany find other countries to buy or stock in advance? You should always be prepared for the unexpected, right? For example, Germany Siemens occupies a dominant position in the medical industry, if there is a medical accident somewhere in China needs Siemens products, but can not buy or stock, should I blame Germany?

[@edgargtapia3929]

I Agree

[@MacrosFTW]

If China floods the German market with too much antibiotics, then Germany gonna call it an overcapacity.

[@charleswomack2166]

This is actually a good point. Why can't they rely on India?

[@denysecoop7356]

@@charleswomack2166 India gets precursors for medications from China, so that’s not an option. We’re in the same boat here in the U.S.A., and yes, obviously we still have drug companies that make medications, but they don’t want to make all medication. There’s not a lot of money to be made in selling, or manufacturing, drugs like antibiotics, or some pain relievers. We’re currently having huge shortages of insulin, but that’s manufactured here in our country. The shortages are caused because of Bill Gates, and his fake, lab meat companies. They use so much insulin to make the fake meat, I guess they don’t care if people d*e while they’re making, and testing it. Then again, Gates is part of that d**th cult, so of course he doesn’t care…

[@joshcyz]

The largest supplier of antibiotic is India, but DW finds a way to blame China, and not dare to mention the fact.

[@LWRC]

It is not just Germany! Here in the US most of our pharmeceuticals have their raw ingredients from China. In big box stores, most if not all products are made in China! So we do depend on China more than people would like to admit!!!

[@eoky]

Which American kept the huge profit margin. haha

[@erics2305]

As far as goods in the stores are concerned, my impression is that North America depends on China even more than Germany. But at least your government (the last one) was prepared to address the problem.

[@1349793]

Count your blessings that China aren't sanction trigger happy like the US. They could have stopped all the sales of all the vital supplies in retaliation of what US did to their products.

[@tracyli5201]

Globalization is great for everyone. China is also dependent on the USA on tech and foreign market.

[@erics2305]

@@tracyli5201 Even if one were to agree with that, it should happen on equal terms for both sides and there should not be abuse, such as the theft of intellectual property. Also, a country should not become dependent on another country, especially not if that other country can't be seen as a rock solid ally.

[@titohyder8428]

Power & wealth revolves, no country is forever prosperous and no country is forever impoverished

[@Anthony-db7cs]

Countries choose their destiny. Being reliant on autocrats is never a smart option. Also, the West built up China for cheap labor. They can decouple.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

The west gave China the wealth they have over the last 30yrs, what is given can be taken

[@Kotak8]

Will any German strategic product manufacturing plants let foreign media reporters tour the plants? Double standard is ridiculous!

[@Shineon83]

They didn’t want to “tour,” Little Pink, they just wanted to TALK to the company CEO…. Why do you & your co-workers continue to flood DW comments with propaganda?….

[@Seeker7172]

@@Shineon83 Western CEOs refuse interviews all the time. What's the big deal.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

Cry more tankie

[@Anthony-db7cs]

Found the autocrat lover

[@Anthony-db7cs]

@@Seeker7172 He's looking for a reason to be angry at the evil democratic countries.

[@user-lp2zn3ux1x]

Germany has always struck me as a very practical long term thinking country. Germany's behavior towards China has always been baked in short term thinking.

[@user-cy3ce1gy7o]

Especially now a lapdog of US

[@sr-gc6vh]

They lost 2 world wars and are still toying with the idea of going to war Russia. How are they practical?

[@sharongillesp]

Think - bankers and financial institutions of German greed. Not the German people/culture but the money whores of banking.

[@wynterwei9628]

Control by USA when they facing China, pathetic

[@ksrawat88]

Because enemy was always Russia

[@wilsonkorisawa7026]

If China is an empire as you say, what do you call England ? A humanitarian golf club ?

[@roro-mm7cc]

The economic interdependence between China and the West is a good thing - it decreases the risk of war.

[@khaledkais6044]

Also a bad thing and gives China a strong ability to ruin Europe’s economy quickly and easily

[@jgrlemos]

Thats a lie, Mr. Russian/Chineses bot. Ask ukranians if russiam interdependence with Germany for more than 20 years had decrease Putin appetite for a war in Ukraine.

[@blanias175]

Before watching: 2024-28 will be interesting After watching: we fucked

[@thefourthrabbit9516]

This is just US war propaganda, trying to persuade Germany to join in a war (that is not going to happen) that has absolutely nothing to do with Germany unless it ties itself to the US war machine. In fact, the US war propaganda also knows now that they can never provoke China to invade Taiwan. So instead, they just pump up the fear and destroy the German economy (by persuading them to cut ties with China), so the US capital can come in to buy up Germany for cheap.

[@wenerjy]

This is all fear mongering nonsense. The Chips and Jobs Act basically revealed to everyone that as long as China doesn't invade Taiwan before the taxpayer-funded Intel fabs and TSMC factories are up and running domestically in the US (4-5 year span), then the US is unlikely to actually directly intervene.

[@falcatafalcata1617]

In terms of geographical location, if 🇩🇪 shares more than 4,000 kilometres of border with Russia like China, how will 🇩🇪 choose to get along with Russia?

[@passby8070]

With Nato in the west, Israel in the middle east, Pappet states such as Japan, South Korea, Roc and Philippines surrounding China, Russia and China need to stick together to become stronger. China and Russia is so close is a result of American geo politics in the past.

[@chrisstrawn4108]

DE will do the same thing Japan has done -- attempt to buy off and appease. Eventually they'll figure out this only makes it worse and rearm. If Ukraine falls expect this process to be sooner. Then a nuclear arms program in Poland and the Baltic States if NATO breaks up. Russia will sell off its border with China like it sold off its democracy. Putin's primary consideration is regime perpetuation.

[@HuangfanHelloWorld]

Operation Barbarossa, of cause.

[@bryantaragon2922]

also the usa

[@pompeo9116]

West is always hypocrit! When they made money, they kept quiet! When they lose competitiveness, they start blaming other countries!

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

How about how dependent is Germany from US? The country that sanctioned Germany and ICC. So why are we talking about the "west"?

[@kalai4649]

Valkswogan and many other western carmakers shared their technology blindly and now they’re paying the price 😂

[@lewiscob2112]

Hitachi, Honda, Siemens, Alstom, Volkswagen. They rushed to give China their technology, show them how to make cars, high speed trains. Then act shocked that the Chinese used that knowledge and then advanced it using their enourmous brain trust.

[@arcabuz]

That’s what I’ve been saying 10 years ago

[@linnyschlamm3310]

@@lewiscob2112 They all wanted to profit from the Chinese market and they made billions. How can you believe that you don't have to invest anything for this? Not to mention that there is of course no standstill in terms of development. Firstly, direct investments accounted for by far the largest share of German foreign assets in China in 2021, at almost 73%. The remaining 27 percent was accounted for by securities and other investments. Secondly, more than 96% of the total primary income of EUR 15.6 billion that flowed from China to Germany in 2021 came from direct investments. These inflows were almost exclusively income from equity capital invested in China - interest income, which is also counted as direct investment income in the statistics, was marginal. In turn, income from equity capital in recent years consisted mainly of distributed profits (chart): Of the €15 billion in profits that German companies generated with their equity capital in China in 2021, they distributed €8 billion to their shareholders in Germany - for example in the form of dividends. This means that direct investments in China are proving to be more lucrative than average for Germany, as the share of corporate capital invested in China, most recently EUR 114 billion, accounts for just over 7 percent of all German direct investments abroad. Der Informationsdienst des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft 21.06.2023

[@joedotard6149]

That's why China is now dominant in EV tech because of Volkswagen and other western tech. 🤡

[@xs433]

question is why Germany is so dependent on US

[@SVPAN]

Just because!

[@stephenhill545]

It isn't.

[@kkxxgff]

It takes time to get rid of the bondage, which is not so easy.

[@widodoakrom3938]

Germany is USA colony since 1945

[@KiraNt4]

@@stephenhill545 Germany is dependent on the USA first of all politically. All Germany's decisions must be approved by the White House. You can't honestly consider a country independent when it has another country's military bases on its territory. Germany has a lot of American military bases.

[@bandwsf]

Depending on Uncle is a must for Germany is a MUST. Having a normal trade relationship with China is a HAZARD.

[@user-ln5pi6zp2t]

Simple, then don't trade with China. China can trade with the rest of the 194 countries in the world. EU is only about 30 countries with kess than 20% of the world's population. So please stop thinking the world cannot do without Europe. Actually Europe cannot do without the rest of the world's resources and labour.

[@Devilishlybenevolent]

Which country has attempted to regime change/coup other countries at LEAST 70+ times? Which country has recently invaded and killed 500,000 innocent civilians? Which country drone striked a family with 6 kids in it while they retreated from the country? Certainly wasn't China lmao

[@widodoakrom3938]

Lol

[@lisashung9442]

“Depending” on Uncle means “Germany is “not Independent” country!” ……..Period!

[@davidphillips8674]

Our leadership walked us right into this because they were making so much money off of it. They knew this was coming.

[@davidwang2986]

Correction: Chinese EVs are cheap not because the government subsidizes them, but because China has a complete domestic supply chain (All components are homemade whereas German carmakers have to import them in order to switch to electric) and almost all the EV patents. The showdown is getting more exciting. Truth hurts😊

[@4-SeasonNature]

Why is China so dependent on Germany made cars, Europe made Air Bus planes, and luxury consumer goods? If every country becomes self-sufficient in everything it needs, international trade will be history.

[@irokpe6977]

LOL... Who needs luxury goods? Once you've got food energy water and clothing that's OK. Only the super rich cared about luxury goods.

[@coala1980]

The problem is you need raw materials and energy to be self-sufficient and EU in this aspect is in the same position as Japan in 1939.

[@chrisstrawn4108]

No country can become self-sufficient in everything. You're missing the point. The idea is to be produce enough of what you need so that you don't lose your independence. So Deutche Welte, right? What defeated Germany in WW1 was that it's not self-sufficient in food.

[@stevoz6743]

China used to depend on America made semiconductor chips as well, until US government forced China not to. The Europeans can follow the US steps or walk their own steps.

[@nhatho1723]

@@irokpe6977seriously. Imagine sanctioning China over luxury products. No more BMW, no more Louis Vuitton. Omg. They are done! 😂

[@himarsingh6522]

This is exactly what happens when countries put corporate profits over innovation and sovereignty. While it does help in the short run, it ruins the competitiveness of the industry in the medium and long term. I distinctly remember during my University years in China how German cars were ruling all over China and the Germans actually felt great pride on that while shrugging India as a grade 5 market. Today the truth is evident for all to witness and see.

[@chrisstrawn4108]

It's not just DE. We in the US had the exact same problems with hubris regarding the PRC. Your points are extremely well taken.

[@pompeo9116]

Do you ask yourself if Germany can be fully independent from other countries?! Germany is more dependent on the US than any other country in the world! If US cut finance and internet with Europe, Europe is back to the stone age right away! I can say that EU is colony of America!

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@tlyrics7956]

Capitalism at its finest

[@Chris-xs3vu]

As a Chinese, one of my favourite things to do on the internet is to see how people are speculating how everything is our fault and how we are going to collapse and sell our souls tomorrow

[@tobyw9573]

There are various indices of economic freedom which generally correspond with prosperity. Hong Kong used to be one of the top ones.

[@butchfajardo8832]

The greed of governments is to blame for all of this mess.

[@frankprit3320]

corporate Greed

[@koushikdas1992]

​@@frankprit3320 Can you produce all things in your country by yourself at cheaper rate?

[@frankprit3320]

@@koushikdas1992 this isn't about cheaper it's about security. Maybe we could if the CEO's of corporations weren't being paid millions of dollars in bonuses every year.

[@frankprit3320]

@@koushikdas1992 not with corporate greed like it is. Example: Here in the US our pharmaceuticals are priced at astronomical rates. The Same drug sold to the Canadians is a fraction of the cost. THAT is just corporate greed because THEY can get away with it.

[@UnderThreatNationNews5.0]

High cost, cheap labor, on the backs of Western countries , lost of jobs, to cheap products from China, cheap goods, weaking Western standards 😢

[@AsiaHerbs]

Germany depends on a lot of things from other countries no just China….

[@nolongerblocked6210]

There's a difference between cooperation & the Chinese way of stealing every other countries intellectual property & copying it illegally

[@har8397]

"Why???" Because: MONEY!

[@Cystus]

I wish someone would sue Google and Wikipedia for flagging stuff like this.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Sadly they have no obligation to free speech. The internet remains a challenge to our founding liberties.

[@MichelMrz]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="475">7:55</a> It is risky to be delusional.

[@sharongillesp]

Many people think “ignorance is bliss.”

[@RT-bd1wh]

The guy miscalculated his skin color lol 😂

[@chukwuemekaigbani7070]

He will learn

[@ravindrathakkar1234]

We Indians stand with our friend Germany

[@jackartistry]

that guy probably finds a lot of excuse to not go to the gym

[@UnitedSnakesOfAmerica1]

How can Chinese webshops sell items for $2 and send it for free while people and companies in the Netherlands have to pay almost $10 to the same postal company if they want to ship the same item domestically? Pretty sure this is also happening in Germany and USA. There's no good explanation for this, extremely unfair to our own people.

[@Jimmy4video]

The Chinese government subsidises the shipments. We're already in a trade war, we just haven't done anything about it yet.

[@gggg-xv7nb]

Volume discount agreements with postal or shipping companies?

[@l-ox6ct]

I'm from China, apparently, even breathing is a sin for us...

[@rich5034]

The Uyghurs would like to comment.... But they can't

[@l-ox6ct]

@@rich5034 LOL, any evidence for that? Have you seen so many youtubers going to Xinjiang and post their videos?

[@joey3291]

@@rich5034 All I know is Xinjiang looks much better than Iraq, Afghanstan, Syria, and PaIestine...just to name a few

[@striker44]

You should complain to xi for that.

[@rich5034]

@@l-ox6ct Yes. I have met some personally

[@ceasar8679]

Corporate excessive greed and people's endless want of cheap goods are responsible for your situation <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="185">3:05</a>

[@XYZ-bi9eb]

you got that right!

[@sharongillesp]

It’s not fair to blame the ordinary person who has an ordinary income to want pricing according to their income. Wage theft by businesses is a MAJOR PROBLEM. But corporations push the narrative to “buy more” in subtle but effective ways, such as producing products to fall apart after a certain time.

[@williamyoung9401]

"Our" situation...we all live on Earth together.

[@tlyrics7956]

welcome to capitalism baby

[@merlin0613]

That 90% simply isn't true. DW, please be factual and have some professionalism

[@Artrey30]

THis is about the german gov overdependence on the PRC

[@kleberson777]

"Few countries have made themselves so dependent upon China" And a lot of countries have been made so dependent upon USA long time ago, so what's new?

[@zacksmith5644]

And that's wrong why

[@kleberson777]

@@zacksmith5644 I'm not talking about right or wrong, I'm talking about their hypocrisy

[@BruceWayne-fu6ip]

It's interesting how every interview with a chinese offcial is paired with evil music in the background.

[@deanosaur808]

What music would you prefer? 😂

[@nata6025]

@@deanosaur808 none

[@ravindrathakkar1234]

We Indians stand with our friend Germany

[@striker44]

Because it is. Evil created a bigger evil.

[@lenkacoyne420]

China is always planing for the future. We (west) ale just planing until next election. We have to change are ways of thinking.

[@oneshothunter9877]

Ain't that communist? Some American, probably. 😀

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Their govt can afford to do that because they are authoritarian, the Party comes before the people. We are democratic, do things as transparently as possible, and are obligated (by the People) to put our people before a govt. That shapes how we do everything. Yes, ours is a very different system but, I would argue, it can be and usually is superior in every way. Everyone wants to live in a free society.

[@nikiascheung8994]

@@reallyhappenings5597 This is the "cop out" answer

[@reallyhappenings5597]

@@nikiascheung8994 Maybe it seems that way. If so, fine. But it's the truth. There are definitely drawbacks to a free system -- a lot more political bickering and drama. But that is all temporary, reversible, very quickly when the people are united -- as usually happens in response to external aggression. I was living in NYC on 9/11, for example. Everyone came together immediately.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

You have to actually mess with the US for the average person to notice or care (byproduct of the peace dividend). But once he does, watch out. We still have the best geography in the world, with all the permanent strategic and economic benefits of that. There's a lot of talk these days about "the fall of the American empire." Truth is, there has never been an American empire (beyond our own territory). I think the 21st-century is going to reaffirm America's strength and importance to global stability, and foster for many nations the kind of prosperity it fostered for China.

[@NoobGamer-sc9lt]

“It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.” Henry Kissinger. that's sum up the problem and the solution unfortunately all EU leaders ignoring that

[@isolatingisland]

why don't germany find a new supply chain than blaming china?

[@theamici]

I think that's kind-of the point of the video, that they should find a new supply chain

[@glasperlinspiel]

This is a worldwide dependency created by neoliberal economic policy that plutocrats worldwide (including in China) have implemented to transfer wealth from societies to wealthy individuals. China was encouraged to pursue mercantilist industrial behavior for decades to facilitate this transfer. The quid pro quo was globalization of finance.

[@DumaM-ir7rk]

People are blind not to see what is happening and you are spot on. This countries like China, Japan and Taiwan are all American and west European elites mechanism to centralise wealth and skills

[@WellSalt-Studio]

There is no company that does not want to achieve a high market share in the world's largest market. Is this a profit-driven behavior or a "dependent" behavior? Take the automobile market as an example, In 2023, the automobile sales volume in China market ranked NO.1 in the world, almost the rest of the top 6 countries combined. In 2023, Germany Volkswagen sold 48x as many cars in China as were sold in Germany's domestic market. Can this 'now be seen as downright reckless'? Talking about "dependence" is an anti-intellectual statement!

[@tomservo5007]

a hella lot of economic data coming out of China can not believed.

[@mike.B.1]

Instead of investing in the Eastern part of the EU, Germany relied on China to supply cheap already made products without any investment effort.

[@user-zm5kg2gn2i]

How does a sanction from the westen against other countries like russia, iran or china work? The key word is either technical or ecnomical dependance of such countries to Westen. The westen has such a supior mindset that westen people can only feel safe when other people are somehow dependent to the west, but it is already a threat if there is a co-dependet to each other.

[@sakani-b4867]

Westerns media like “ why this little Chinese don’t want to join us in neocolonial world order.😂

[@QuietJagung]

That's the obvious truth.

[@DeftPol]

China is the world’s largest neo-colonial power. It has built more settlements on foreign territory in the last 20 years than Britain did in 200…

[@reallyhappenings5597]

There is no "neocolonial world order," just your fixation on Euro colonial history. That ended in 1945. All that remains is free maritime trade for all countries -- guaranteed ultimately by the force that gave it to the world, the US Navy. China profited immensely from that, yet now seeks to disrupt and control it, to the detriment of all, for the sake of its national resentment. No one wants to deal with people who are stuck in the past.

[@widodoakrom3938]

Bcs china is old civilization

[@bobcat6751]

Very simple and very elegant. Don't pretend that 'Taiwan is not part of China'. Don't try to split up China. And don't try to stop the Chinese from having on average the same level of income as every German [through their own legitimate achievements as they have done so in the 30 years]. It is really that simple. China will be very happy if the west simply don't do that.

[@junnininja]

It is very simple and very elegant. Don't pretend that 'Taiwan is part of China'. Don't try to split up Taiwan. Don't try to stop the Taiwanese from having the same standard of living and freedom as it's democratic counterparts. It is really that simple. Taiwan will be very happy if China simply doesn't do that.

[@zimuli3549]

@@junnininja Take a look at the current constitutions of Chinese mainland and Taiwan, as well as the communiques on the establishment of diplomatic relations between various countries and China. All these can prove that Taiwan is a province of China.

[@lokaskarak3442]

China belongs to China Taiwan but can’t take back China. China Taiwan belongs to China and China wants to take back China Taiwan.

[@bobcat6751]

@@junnininja Look. Legally Taiwan is part of China. It is one of the best legal claim a country have over a territory in world history. Everyone who have a legal mind who look at this know this. And every country and the UN know this. So don't pretend as the gent from China said. BTW it nice of you to copy me. But the main difference is that Taiwan legally belongs to China that is why my statement works and you don't.

[@bobcat6751]

@@junnininjaIt is nice of you to copy me. But legally Taiwan belongs to China. I is one of the best legal claim a country have over a territory in world history. Everyone who have a legal mind who looked into this knows Taiwan legally belongs to China. Every country and the UN knows Taiwan legally belongs to China. That is why my op comment works and you don't. That is why my comment as to what people should do is reasonable and yours is not. That is why my comment as to what people should do is legal and your is not. That is why you are pretending an I am not.

[@freon500]

I worked for Henkel once upon a time, I saw that German corporations can live in lala land. I also took a several week course at a Volvo corporate park outside of New York City and I also saw that Volvo as corporation was in lala land, you know spoiled and impetuous like Henkel. I know Spanish, English, Portuguese and study Italian and I can tell you that the mainstream media in these countries is worse, it you can imagine it, than the main stream media is in the U.S.. So, I 'm not surprised by this video. Germany is an extremely wealthy country and it has several of the biggest pharmaceutical corporations in the world and in spite of this, the video is claiming that the crisis that this poor child is going through is China fault. China which is almost on the other side of their world. When the west, including Germany, had China on its knees starving to death for decades where was the German outrage of the ghastly crime? When Germany is asked about all her for profit driven crimes Germany always responds: "What,... am I supposed to be my brother's keeper?

[@havencat9337]

Check this out: ''Siemens occupies a dominant position in the medical industry, if there is a medical accident somewhere in China needs Siemens products, but can not buy or stock, should I blame Germany?''

[@hawkingdawking4572]

There is a difference. Germany is a free country. China is an automatic empire.

[@kiatwatgiattanonphds5551]

DW it's CIA Actor

[@johnmcentegart007]

Absolutely. The U.S. has their fingerprints all over this fear mongering propaganda.

[@charleswomack2166]

Ahh. Here's the Wumaos!

[@Kenabukanyo]

And here's the guy who wants to downplay the allegations.​@@charleswomack2166

[@lagrangewei]

@@charleswomack2166 Here's the racist!

[@charleswomack2166]

@@lagrangewei Touche'! That was actually a very clever response.

[@YusufHargey]

This is not unbiased journalism. Shame.

[@donkruuz3903]

Did you complain when Germany was selling lots and lots of cars and other products in China for decades?

[@Santeh60]

I really can't think why would China bother about pharmaceutical products???? Why blame China for things your own people had screwed up???.

[@patrickrealestate-8193]

I enjoy watching these persuasive communications designed to influence our beliefs or actions. Propaganda at its finest 😂

[@user-il1zh4ju9b]

Germany looks more concerned than China

[@Anthony-db7cs]

Good. Stop relying on dictators for your economy. Seems like they learned the hard way with Russia.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

LOL! It's China building up their military not Europe

[@ravindrathakkar1234]

We Indians stand with our friend Germany

[@lyttlebee]

world order should be like: if you sanction me, i'll sanction you. that's called a balanced world order.

[@samshepperrd]

VW should return to it's roots. A VW hybrid engine Westphalia camper van would have Americans putting in orders and waiting five years for delivery. The few westies we have just keep going up in price.

[@jayzhang7527]

Germany is also too dependent on the BOSS US.

[@Xtremedia01]

"dependent"? They have no choice but to be a vassal, Germany is still occupied.

[@willengel-vs8ht]

Japan, Germany, Italy, and South Korea pay a foreign occupying forces to occupy their country and called them ally is the biggest joke i've heard

[@user-rl5dd1ex2k]

Not BOSS, Dad

[@Chisel_Chest]

Sounds like China w/ North Korea, Vietnam, and Russia. 🤣

[@nolongerblocked6210]

I'm glad you realize who the boss is... never forget it

[@KrishKhatri-zp8zi]

Yesterday i joined English learning classes and my teacher suggested me this channel for better fluency in language thankyou

[@ringabell3163]

Your English teacher is very into politics, but knows nothing about world affairs.

[@adedicatedcivilian1864]

Simply Germany has taken the lead for other states headaches towards China ,

[@eoky]

Did Finland blame the US when the iPhone killed Nokia? Also, did Canada blame the US when Blackberry died?

[@erics2305]

Was there theft of intellectual property, subsidies, protectionism etc. involved? If not, then there's the difference.

[@jenkins5265]

@@erics2305lol…you don’t think intellectual theft happens with other countries? US has been spying on its allies for ages. It gives massive subsidies and has huge protectionism policies. Spying is the name of the game. That’s what Snowden was all about out. And how did Snowden end up? So much for freedom of speech. I also don’t see Germany doing anything against the US.

[@WorldSpaceRace]

Like Apple vs Samsung? Like trying to jailed Huawei's CEO? 😂

[@semihard]

@@erics2305 British East India Company. they've learnt from the best and now they can't get enough of it.

[@erics2305]

@@WorldSpaceRace Huawei is connected to the Chinese military. And contrary to how it is in China, in the US you can't just be jailed for no good reason. Nobody else has stolen so much intellectual property and produced so many fake products over the past couple of decades as China.

[@mujunibruce7387]

When trade was more profitable for Germany, everything was well., but now that China is making some profits, it's a problem. 😂😂

[@caldinacube7490]

Short answer… no. No country in the world can match advanced manufacturing on low cost like China. Plus the end of Cheap Russian gas means even higher cost of exports

[@jbqu3142]

Low cost for cheap Chinese anything

[@leonardleonard3769]

Политиков вообще не волнуют проблемы таких детей или другие случаи... у них своя игра, а такие случаи это просто так прикрытие

[@tinytim71301]

Dependency is bilateral. US is Maritime and continental. Dead Dragon Walking.

[@birdsnature6421]

DW a German news or USA, I cant tell!!!

[@user-uk6sk4um6b]

美國控股的德國公司，是個混血兒。😂

[@joyleng9189]

Both

[@kolviczd6885]

US sponsored German News.

[@nelsontee9833]

Hypocrisy news

[@ravindrathakkar1234]

We Indians stand with our friend Germany

[@user-rt6vp4uw8p]

Trying to be independent is getting so serious.

[@artmaknev3738]

I don't think semiconductor is the issue anymore, China is developing their own advanced chips very rapidly now...no more silicon shield unfortunately. Its crazy that most medicines depends on China, this is the biggest trap for Germany.

[@user-co5ns8kn9c]

中国的高端制药很多都要依赖外国，在医药方面中国几乎没有什么明星产品和自研产品

[@Ateshtesh]

I love this linguistics gymnastics made in order to blame China over your own incompetency.

[@AmairaNymativy-uy7vf]

Trying to split world rather than improve relationship among countries is a wrong way. If Germany believes China is too close to Russia, China can also have the same close relationship with Germany.

[@utkank8467]

I agree. But is it possible to do that when China and Russia brainwashing their citizens against the West? I see an ideology problem.

[@delmonte4824]

Chinese bots are getting paid from their regime to write something like you did.

[@delmonte4824]

Bot

[@wayando]

They want to control Russia and China ... That's the issue.

[@TLB1450]

​@@delmonte4824sb

Germany is just a loyal American agent

[@widodoakrom3938]

Since 1945

[@TF-xf6bv]

They share the same values....that is the key. China is dictatorship

[@Aapig]

Germany seems to have forgotten the basis for establishing diplomatic relations with China, which is to recognize that Taiwan is part of China. But when I think of dw as the voice of the United States, I can understand it.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

So ?

[@Wack373]

“VW hopes its Chinese strategy runs as reliably as their cars” - 😅 Tough luck then I guess 😂

[@doodlePimp]

It is weird Germany would be so dependent on Chinese antibiotics. Switzerland export a lot of antibiotics to nations outside the EU, including the USA and Japan. That are also many other EU producers of antibiotics, including Italy, Ireland, Spain, Belgium and Denmark.

[@ebb_]

Most of the antibiotics you've been using, thinking they're from Swiss actually come from China!

[@Anthony-db7cs]

Because it's cheaper and they need to understand capitalism doesn't apply to dictator led countries that own their industries.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

Not many left in EU, most of the made in EU products are sourced from 3rd world

[@bustabloodvessel5327]

Europe accounts for 79% of the total global pharmaceutical exports and the entirety of Asia only accounts for 10%. Ireland, a country of only 5 million people has a pharmaceutical industry more than twice the size of China's. The example of pharmaceuticals is a bad one especially as Germany is actually the largest exporter so has far more leverage than China ever could in that field. In 2022 Pharmaceutical products were the world's 7th most traded product (out of 96). In 2022, the top exporters of Pharmaceutical products were Germany ($125B), Switzerland ($93.8B), United States ($90B), Ireland ($83.5B), and Belgium ($73.5B).

[@linnyschlamm3310]

Germany and the relevant companies have given up research into antibiotics because it was no longer attractive, i.e. there was no longer any money to be made. Obviously we have outsourced the research?

[@Spoon89803]

When there comes a point producing locally is more expensive than importing finished products from an external source, it is a policy problem. How in the world does a country go from being self sufficient to 90% dependent on a single external source for something as critical as antibiotics besides other critically important products, it is ridiculous and outlines a lackadaisical approach towards upholding the territorial integrity of your own country by abiding to the most basic principles of risk management; why would you force people to learn risk management in their acquisition of MBAs but not even apply it in government policy?

[@falcatafalcata1617]

Germany‘s own medical institutions chose to buy cheap Chinese antibiotics! China should raise prices! This is my summary 😊

[@dearlife7771]

Yeah they want expensive stuff

[@rendyazha4315]

You dont understand business

[@charleswomack2166]

Or they could buy from India...

[@JerryMcdonald-sq6wb]

Why your Chancellor visits China repeatedly?

[@linnyschlamm3310]

It's obvious, because the economic ties with China are so diverse that we can no longer do without China. A reversal would mean economic ruin, which the population cannot be expected to accept. Although I'm not so sure about that, he may have just been acting on behalf of the US and passing on nasty threats. The USA wants to sanction China, I think Germany wants to join in.

[@horabary]

Simple: help other Countries to become your suppliers. Could be India, Thailand, Nigeria, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Brazil...you name it! Simple!!

[@stefanomaurino8201]

China actually respects Germany's history and culture. Instead of following the American financialization model, China chose to follow the Germany industrialization model. The German private company is more rational and easier to do business than the German Government. Volkswagen is already partnered with XPeng to develop EV. It's not that hard, just ask a Chinese company for collaboration. Unless Germany has strategic autonomy the problem will be unsolvable.

[@davidbridge5652]

No it didn't, china produces crap while Germany produces premium products. Anything China produces has just been copied from the west. It doesn't innovate as it can't.

[@serge7530]

Don't you mean more corrupt?

[@XYZ-bi9eb]

don't do business with ccp china. the ccp chinese companies only steal western technology.

[@TheKkpop1]

​@@serge7530 Do you think American is least corrupted compared to Germany?

[@stefanomaurino8201]

@@serge7530 Do you hate private company and want Fascism?

[@wisdoms.apreku61]

Everytime i watch geopolitical documentaries, i ask myself when will Ghana reach this level of power, i believe we will one day❤

[@Datwey-kx7ie]

There are consequences to being powerful. Better to be a wealthy and neutral country.

[@clementoseitano7568]

Not with our current mindset. To be a global power, like England or Germany who are leaders in sports, manufacturing and high tech we need a major shift in our thinking. We need to agree (both NPP and NDC) to put the nation first instead of our short term agenda, that will mean some sacrifices from us the citizens, like higher taxes, more political engagement through peaceful demonstrations, boycotting cheap political tactics to name a few. No one will take us serious if we keep letting everyone take us for granted, especially our political elites who to be frank are mostly clueless on important issues and the way forward. To be become like Germany or ENgland or France is certainly attainable , in terms of population we need to grow 3x, natural resources (we probably have more), human resources (we need to prioritise this and improve education and especially technical training, attract diasporans too), enabling environments for businesses to thrive (tax exemptions for capital intensive businesses in the years until profitability, no shady tax collectors harassing businesses, police only looking out for themselves).

[@nickeypetersen5622]

Maybe more ask why we can't produce our own needs. Something is wrong within our own system.

[@mamalek-yj8sw]

'Your ignorance cannot stop me fron my journey of excellence ' a famous qoute by a Bengali writer Bankim Chattarjee. From the very outset of this documentary German’s frustration is visible. I am not from China but i don’t see any wrong in China’s effort as a business state China is just showing her might.On the flif side German cannot hold her ground and so falling miserably so will do in future, i reckon, as competition is not seen as competition rather arrogance let shine.