Extensive talks between Germany's Olaf Scholz and China's Xi Jinping | DW News

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and Germany should seek common ground. He made the comments in a meeting with the German Chancellor.
Olaf Scholz is on a three-day to visit China and has met with President Xi in Beijing. It's his first trip to the country since Germany launched a strategy to avoid over dependence on China. Xi says relations between the two will continue to grow as long as both sides respect each other.
For more on this,we talk to DW Chief International Editor Richard Walker and DW Correspondent Fabian Kretschmer.
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[@hengongchua6250]

Do you realize that when the world leaders visit China the Chinese talk and discuss mostly on trade, culture, to build better relationships and cooperation. When world leaders visit united snakes they talk and discuss how to contain China. Not much of trade, culture and relationship.

[@choonhockong8215]

I fully agree. The US is more of creating wars, forming gangs or alliances to target Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and other countries unfriendly with the US military expansion, etc.

[@ntokozolugogo4762]

United Snakes😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-ry9ff8ny3i]

United snakes.😂 true

[@guorenzhong5228]

As long as Chinese government is the biggest totalitarine state style under One Dictotar Xi, no one knows what true face it is behind curtain or undertable ! Look the current tensions China is in with its neighboring countries like Japan, Philippines and ROC etc, it should be contained for the sake of the world peace and freedom of the whole humanity.

[@BoazKiriama-do3xy]

The united snakes of America 😢

[@PatrickWardO]

3:31 - "Excessive manufacturing". When Germany does it, it's a manufacturing powerhouse, when Chine does it, it's "excessive manufacturing"

[@nannon2934]

its DW bro what do you expect anyway 😊

[@user-kd3rw4rh6p]

It is the problem of Europe to let those goods crossing their borders. They have all taxation tools available to avoid dumping.

[@lwmtx6156]

Btw, Germany exports way more cars than China😂

[@cowubl]

Hypocricy

[@cowubl]

Germs are now crying..China make best cars now

[@songnianzhang366]

China is an independent sovereignty, not a colony of USA. you know what Germany is, right.?

[@tobis.4037]

Germany is a sovereign country too of course.

[@MiB-]

​@@tobis.4037😂😂😂 toi toi toi

[@siamcharm7904]

@@tobis.4037 no occupied country can be really sovereign.

[@tobis.4037]

@@MiB- Don‘t know what’s funny about that.

[@tobis.4037]

@@siamcharm7904 Germany isn’t occupied. But go ahead - keep spewing that nonsense anyway.

[@christopherbong6639]

China unlike Germany do not have to obey the US. As a sovereign country they got every right to choose who they wish to ally with.

[@comchadelalora]

China only allied to China😂

[@user-qx4zc3ph2m]

​​@@comchadelaloraThere're already 150+ countries in BRI

[@kangbule]

@@user-qx4zc3ph2m The Belt and Road Initiative is an economic cooperation initiative, not a military alliance

[@seabedsand]

@@kangbule China does not need a military alliance, and the UN forces cannot defeat China: 1950

[@LCCATCX]

@@kangbule China doesn't want to wage war. Only Warmonger makes so many military alliances and have hundreds of bases everywhere.

[@FelixHorn-er8ul]

German relationship with Israel + US is very concerning

[@timmy-wj2hc]

Occupied country just like Japan since 1945.

[@ntokozolugogo4762]

Puppets will always be puppets

[@patrickgz]

screeching of anglo saxon is getting louder

[@nightowl4121]

More unarmed citizens are dying in Gaza than those armed forces in Ukraine. Israel and Gaza is not a fair fight and the former is getting armed support from America and EU kept silent about it. There is no need for EU to be so hypocrite, in front of China , about land sovereigncy and human rights.

[@larzkruber822]

@@timmy-wj2hc Strange that this "occupied" countries are on the top of the food chain. They should be more like kaliningrad

[@cshan5424]

big German companies keep increasing investent in China. And these DW guys talking Ukraine Wars. Are they smarter than the CEOs?

[@gfhcoalition6631]

German media has been infiltrated by the US

[@user-uw1kc9yy1k]

dw be holding

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Why are you placing CEOs in some grand value. I'd say reporters matter more.

[@user-nb9jb5sr8v]

dw is a anglo saxon media

[@akka2011hk]

Seriously! France is the biggest EU buyer of Russian LNG. Many European countries are buying Russian oil and refined products indirectly via Turkey and India. The UK, Germany, France are exporting their cars and other products into Russia via the central asian states. On the other hand the US is skimming the EU by exporting LNG 4x more expensive than available in the US. So has the EU got a Russian problem or a US problem? The truth of the matter is economics always trumph rhetoric. Get REAL!!!

[@thegreatdane3627]

EU imported roughly 15bcm of Lng from russia in 2023. It is about 5% of natural gas consumption in 2023.

[@SpruceWood-NEG]

@@thegreatdane3627 去看看欧盟和塔吉克斯坦，吉尔吉斯斯坦的贸易额。

[@anubizz3]

​@@thegreatdane3627by official channel not counting the LNG from third party seller.

[@thegreatdane3627]

@@anubizz3 what 3rd party seller would that be?

[@musiconabudget3712]

​@@thegreatdane3627India, china , Saudi Arabia , turkey , Kazakhstan , Georgia U name it lol

[@DM_Laf]

Germany is not growing so well in trade with the US! Germany is sill occupied by the US since 1945

[@tobis.4037]

It’s not.

[@MrCykotickiwi]

@@tobis.4037 it is.

[@tobis.4037]

@@MrCykotickiwi No.

[@MrCykotickiwi]

@@tobis.4037 Quick google search .. 'The United States Army has over 40 military installations in Germany, two of which are scheduled to close.' It is.

[@zackparks23]

We pay rent, it's no longer occupation.

[@lwmtx6156]

Dw, can u be a bit objective as a true journalist ? Don’t just make accusations without providing evidence

[@sarahjenkins7064]

Western “free press” is no better than state controlled media. In practice it is far worse.

[@stanbimi]

Seriously? DW is Germany's Voice of America .

[@sagittariusann1220]

@@stanbimi you are totally right

[@kmich7660]

Fact, like it or not, without the Chinese market, German automobiles will suffer. Already Germans are suffering without Russian oil. China doesn't complain about who Germany makes friends with. More than 5,000 German enterprises have taken root in China and the Chinese market is of great significance to them, said Maximilian Butek, chief representative of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Shanghai.7 hours ago.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Yes, right, German Foreign policy should come back to Realpolitik..

[@user-sn1bp8eg8e]

@@eddastrohmayer251 You're right. However, Annalena Baerbock try her best to do the opposite

[@eddastrohmayer251]

@@user-sn1bp8eg8e Yes, she is no Diplomat at all. She was not chosen by Scholz and he has to do a lot of repair work for what she breaks.

[@TheKkpop1]

​@@eddastrohmayer251 It's the economy, but not geopolitical tension which Blinken wants to see that weak nation would become menu on the table, be eaten by the strong. It's better to have heavy debates, negotiation and hard bargains than bullying and engaging wars.

[@jorsm.3893]

We need to get rid of the capitalist idea that the only healthy company is an ever growing one. In critical industries we need companies for which manufacturing in Europe and the European market are a priority. And we honestly need to stop letting representatives of individual EU countries try to make arrangements with big players on the world stage. The only ones I would like to see talking with Xi Jinping are the leading EU representatives.

[@edwardsnowden8821]

Germany always manages to place themselves on the wrong side of morality and history every time its impressive

[@alexm890]

We will not risky our economy for us interest

[@adrianfleming3437]

Love how you think you knkw morality at all

[@gtaraya]

@@alexm890bish u wish😂

[@BatCountryAdventures]

@@adrianfleming3437 It's not hard calling water as wet and ice as cold.

[@kamsunleong6648]

True. That's why they have been hauled up to ICJ to answer charges.

[@deanzaZZR]

"DW is a German public broadcast service" with a severe ant-China bias. What's with the complete bias of the framing and questions of the DW journalist in China and the "expert" in studio?

[@AC-sm4ke]

It should be clear by now that a lot of things in Germany are controlled by the Anglo-Saxons, including DW. I mean, Germany lost two wars, and since then it's been controlled by those who defeated it.

[@Xornhub]

Why would Germany be chinas best friend? Have you not been paying attention to world politics?

[@happymelon7129]

Installed by the empire to keep German inline.

[@GiorniVenibato]

Yes they are Fox News of Germany? Is it owned by Rupert Murdoch???

[@GiorniVenibato]

@@XornhubMaybe it’s because Germany made tons of money in China not America!

[@edwardquaye5302]

Germany is an occupied land of US and not totally independent

[@svensantesson2020]

Which country is Independent nowdays? North Korea maybe?

[@koushikdas1992]

Which country are you from?

[@user-uw1kc9yy1k]

​@@koushikdas1992i'm from china😊

[@cowubl]

​@@koushikdas1992indian crying for Germany

[@MichaelVancouver-mb2is]

According to the German Constitution, The Government of Germany has the right to exercise sovereignty over The Federal Republic of Germany. Germany and The United States are official allies under The North Atlantic Treaty. This is all legitimate according to international law and not some imaginary presumption of power or relationship that China believes exist. In Chinese this is called 自欺欺人, " Believing in your own lies".

[@jeffkamau923]

Germany is diplomatically suppressed and has little to no say in world politics

[@Melior_Traiano]

Germany is the leading economy of the EU, which is the largest trade bloc in the entire world.

[@user-kd3rw4rh6p]

@@Melior_Traiano And yet each new german chancellor has to travel to the US first to get the written approval of the US president. Keyword: "Kanzlerakte" which was just recently confirmed to be a secret part of the 4+2 treaty. Valid until 2099, which means in the year 2100 will be a free country.

[@Melior_Traiano]

@@user-kd3rw4rh6p That is because the US is the leading nation of the Western world and one of Germanys most important allies.

[@Melior_Traiano]

@@user-kd3rw4rh6p But I know that the Russians dislike the US security umbrella for Germany and Europe.

[@wamnicho]

​@@Melior_Traiano It's why the west hates Putin and Russia because Putin refuses to be a puppet of Israel and the US

[@IndianBoy6677]

Germany can find common ground with China by playing more table tennis.

[@Aapig]

Signing up for TikTok has already given Biden a hard slap in the face

[@brianlee6260]

while India watches

[@vErVe75]

😂​@@brianlee6260

[@D.N.A.23]

😂😂

[@pumalee1997]

Scholz went to the United States to discuss war and China to discuss trade.😂😂😂

[@liewkinglim]

China ..hello! You are always welcome. .. let’s find common ground…let’s try our best mou tai. Germany… you must do tis.. do that .. human rights issues.. cannnot sell cheap… cannot… cannot

[@abubakaribnibrahimalhaddaa8744]

Germany & de west r de modern day colonies of america, dey hav no sovereign decision of demselves. Just does wat pentagon wants.

[@tellitlikeitis5856]

R u a Mohammadan

[@koblongata]

Oh, so the US should stop help protecting Europe, asking Europe to spend more on defense, and quit NATO then?

[@koushikdas1992]

​@@koblongata Yes! America should leave nato this time. Germany cannot be trusted at all. You should try to build up your relationship with China, India & Russia instead of German lead Europe.

[@andilemtshe9063]

Yep that's true

[@OliverNorth9729]

Thats what you get when you lose WW2 and bulls.

[@WSOJ3]

Well China didn’t tell Germany its relationship to the US is a major concern.

[@csjmb6193]

No need to tell, China knows Germany knows its relationship to the US is a major concern. Germany just needs braveness to stand up for themselves not submissive to their US master. 😅

[@daksans6764]

​@@csjmb6193Why do you think Germany or European nations in general are hesitant to stand against one country i.e US?

[@ghteo9766]

after hearing the guest's comments, I understand why German GDP declined by 0.3% last year.

[@michaelyap939]

Actually before listening to them we already know reason of recession by looking “dw”

[@chankane]

"Excessive industrial policy"??? Please don't be full of it....

[@iggy5347]

Ukraine is not china interest. Cheap russian energy is better for china.

[@gtaraya]

There is nothing interesting in Ukraine. but it’s a statement that NATO is assertive, and they are terrible at it.

[@kevin_aldo]

Yeah, they really need that cheap oil from russia😂

[@user-sn1bp8eg8e]

EU also interesting in Russian energy (Oil which Refining then sell to Europe countries via India...)

[@TheKkpop1]

FYI China has better ties with Ukraine before the war and Zelensky. Many top scientists are helping China to modernise the Chinese military. However, US is pushing both China and Russia to stick together although they are enemies in most parts of history.

[@calvinhoward3808]

@@gtaraya they got moldy corn available

[@Mrvillain134]

As an Indian i love Russia and China ... ❤️❤️

[@adolft_official]

thenks sirs please wash left hand after wiping sh it and eating, also keep the streets clean

[@Mrvillain134]

You guys have been hired to clean all that.​@@adolft_official

[@Mrvillain134]

@@adolft_official You guys are there to clean all this up, right?

[@huckleberryfinn6578]

LMAO. Isn't your media and government blaming China for everything? They are way more critical against China than even the US.

[@user-ct6wt8xq1k]

Although China and India have had territorial disputes, most people don't hate Indians. The west is afraid of Asian cooperation and constantly divides Asian countries through the media.

[@groundreality5360]

No. Russia is not the threat but the US. Russian cheap primary materials to Germany and finished products, mechenery to Russia is the thing Germany to grow.

[@katong1953]

@groundreality. My 2 posts agreeing with your sentiments were immediately censored

[@user-ru7ch7hs7h]

The US needs Europe to have a threat, which is Russia

[@santostv.]

Russia is definitely a threat now before it wasn’t, I agree Europe can’t count 100% on the USA anymore unless they are faking it to trow putin off base

[@pathan427]

Russia +China +Iran +India =peace and security and prosperity in Asia.

[@nightowl4121]

When Russia provides Europe with cheap gas and oil, there is no complaint about overcapacity and "dumping" of cheap gas.. If EU nationals can obtain reasonably priced basics, why are they denied access to them in the name of "overcapacity"? Politics and Trades are not the best of friend, otherwise why the need for Olaf Scholz and German investors to keep visiting China?

[@thegreatdane3627]

quite a lot of European countries complained about the dependency on russian energy. It was always clear that russia would use it as a tool of coercion sooner or later.

[@fingerprint8479]

Congrats to China's solid support for Russia and Iran. Show the middle finger to Olaf and life moves on...

[@joeblack888]

China support any country who want be friend of China, include Germany.

[@rumourkalor8301]

Germany productions are the best quality, Chinese production are balanced between quality and price . Both countries should work together 😊

[@D.N.A.23]

China want it all a super power nation usa is history

[@cowubl]

Did German products have quality now..that era is over..😅

[@Melior_Traiano]

@@cowubl Dream on, buddy.

[@GraniteInTheFace]

Notice how DW doesn't talk about Izzzreal even though that was one of the topics scholz and xi talked about. It's clear there is biase and directions at the editorial level. China must address Ukraine but Germany can laugh off Pal-stine?

[@Nick-kn6il]

Why don't we talk talk about how PAL-stine treated Shani Louk? Such angels.

[@lagrangewei]

@@Nick-kn6il were we sending palastine weapons? if not it not our problem. when you arm a genocidal regime, that's our problem.

[@user-yn3zx1ms4w]

US said sit back down.

[@fpking7531]

Nowadays, I visit DW news mostly for a laugh, and I can say I was never disappointed.

[@serheyyavotsky1246]

Same

[@miba8303]

Aaaah our so DW experts again .....

[@dotslash88]

President Xi, should ask President Olaf why you against my proposal for peace between Russian and Ukraine plus stop weapons supply to Ukraine. Or maybe Olaf show me your peace plan, you have it which include Russia party in the peace deal?

[@lkhxlt7689]

Are Germany grateful all these years for having help from Russia cheap energy?? Yet by saying that Russia are not allow to win over Ukraine is something that China should evaluate for country that do not appreciate trust and good friendship.... Any deal with Germany will be another normal commercial deal, base on benefits, nothing special whatsoever to the Chancellor... 😮😮😮😊

[@Biswanath-lx4lb]

big German companies keep increasing investment in China. And these DW guys talking Ukraine Wars. Are they smarter than the CEOs? The US companies are in China, the US is begging for Chinese help. What is the EU doing?

[@williamlai29]

3:32 Richard: Walker:...excessive manufacturing of cheap electric vehicle, wind turbine, all sorts of technology that are important in development in the economy, *"the green economy"* in future years..these are major threats to Germany Me: Sure! Providing affordable high tech green energy that could safe the world is a bad thing!

[@anubizz3]

What do you expect from anti China correspondent?

[@williamlai29]

@@anubizz3 Expect them to be smarter and not suicidal??

[@songnianzhang366]

accomplice of Gaza genocide, Germany! germany and Israel relationship is a concern.

[@rusticbox9908]

Germany really shouldn't be lecturing anyone about war.

[@Gehirnzelle31]

Cope

[@joeblack888]

Why? Germany is an expert of war. Germany light the WWI and WWII. Germany has a lot of experience.

[@santostv.]

Everyone is a hypocrite get over it, even you i bet.

[@brianmansan]

EXCESSIVE MANUFACTURING ?? OVER CAPACITY ?? Germany, Japan & South Korea respectively sell more vehicles than China overseas despite their far smaller population. So Germany, Japan & South Korea = Excessive Manufacturing / Over Capacity as well ?? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@hahaluo1028]

quote： Yellen : Its so unfair, when i was in China a few days ago, President Xi did not meet me at all and when Lavrov and Scholz visit China, President Xi meet them both. Xi : Well, the reason was that too many country's leaders and diplomats came to visit China for the last couple of month so its "Overcapacity" for me, that why i left you out in meeting you.

[@happymelon7129]

Actually he want to use Russia gas/oil/energy together with China.

[@nicolaswehrlin3430]

Yea but Europe interest is not the world interest !

[@lagrangewei]

this clueless guy think Germany is there to talk about Russia, no if they were, he would bring the foreign minister and defence minister with him. how do you talk about Russia if you don't have your staff? obiviously there is only one goal in this visit which is economic, Germany need China to stop its economic decline.

[@SpruceWood-NEG]

Unless you regain the glory of Prussia. I respect Prussia, never Germany. You have forgotten who you are. Germany, without glory and strong industry, is just a little cat.

[@Xornhub]

Germany lost its industry heartlands after World War Two? Germany is still Germany no matter what the culture is the same and the country has been thriving.

[@Melior_Traiano]

You realise it was Prussia which was instrumental in founding Germany? Their capital is the capital of Germany. They are essentially the same thing. Germany is Prussia on steroids.

[@SpruceWood-NEG]

​@@Melior_Traiano Honor and Spirit. Does Germany have it now?

[@Melior_Traiano]

@@SpruceWood-NEG It certainly does.

[@babahanuman83]

Honour and spirit of the butcher, my friend ​@@SpruceWood-NEG

[@imadkhaliq2941]

So XI throws a bone and Olaf runs wagging his tail to get it..

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Investments of biggest German companies in China are no bones. Haven't you heard to the report ?

[@PlaYer-sn5or]

After Yellen, Blinken is coming to China again, Xi won't throws him any bone even he wagging his tail, watch carefully.....

[@PlaYer-sn5or]

After Yellen, Blinken is going to China to beg, open your eyes ya.....

[@imadkhaliq2941]

@@eddastrohmayer251 my bad... big bones...happy now.

[@gogosmkkk5138]

Germany buy bone itself to be pupdog of the u.s

[@LINJ638]

Does anyone know who is the gal/aide on the very left of the premier of China?

[@KirenKK-te7pb]

Before the Ukrainian adventurism by Russia, Germany, Russia and China had a prosperous economic comfort zone between them. All my German origin gadgets like Bosch etc are made in " China". Wonder if that common ground can ever be restored to the Nord Stream Amity threshold.

[@OliverNorth9729]

No longer made in germany? Take that germany. In all seriousness I think every country should have some sort of manufacturing base.

[@mdzia131]

Germany is the 52 th state of US.😅

[@1258-Eckhart]

ALL western governments without exception have spent that last 30 years reaffirming with tedious frequency that "you can't buck the market". China now has the advantage of cheap energy that Germany has voluntarily or even gladly (Robert Habeck) given up. There is no such thing as "overcapacity", there is only a "market price", and if that is available only in China, there is no possibility to "derisk" without harming one's own market share. I think that the CEO's accompanying Scholz know more than he does.

[@harrysmith8515]

Do you know China provide free de facto university education and free accommodation to all university students in China? Every year China have about 11 million students who graduated from universities in China. Almost none of them need student loan when they graduate: the government set annual university tuition fee at 700 Euro and 180 Euro for campus accomodation per year for every student in China. Every university has 4-7 giant canteens to provide 3 meals per day at heavily discounted price to every student. Each canteen can provide meals to hundreds of students at one time.

[@santostv.]

Nice, sad that most become unemployed

[@JamesBond-su7hj]

Not just Russia, china aldo has relations with Iran, Africa, Asia countries. These are totally unacceptable

[@BrandyHeng007]

Germany should quit NATO and remain neutral , sign Peace Agreement with Russia, China , North Korea. Then long term trade relationships can be meaningful.

[@user-uw1kc9yy1k]

you are tight !

[@seaoooo]

Yes It's right

[@a.r.stellmacher8709]

But that’s exactly what Uncle Sam is trying to prevent at all cost. Why do you think they provoked Russia into this war and then destroyed NordStream pipelines? Uncle Sam will do anything to keep Russia and Europe apart because they want to keep their position as Top Dog of the world. Europe and Russia together as good friends and trading partners would threaten Uncle Sam’s hegemony.

[@daksans6764]

Exactly. NATO should have been dissolved long time ago

[@keemeewong936]

Germany's cars and machines shall not sell to China as they have good relationship with Russia

[@sherrylee14]

😂😂😂,why the boss of BMW,Benz,VW…all come to China?they want to sell more and more Cars to China,recently，BMW X series,Audi Q series,Benz GLB,GLC all cut off 15,000 USD in China.tell me why?

[@2211-wu2ni]

别光说不做，你让你的政府把在中国的德国公司全部带走

[@timmy-wj2hc]

First 🇺🇸 begging a d now 🇩🇪 begging 🇨🇳 for their money.😂😂😂

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

Well, better to get the money than have someone else get it.

[@timmy-wj2hc]

​@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuisthe problem is their hypocrisy. Just like Russian gas the Europeans keep buying directly from Russia, and the one they buy from India and China.😂😂😂

[@happymelon7129]

😅U$A is India's largest customer of oil products , made from Russia oil .

[@ReginaldPoindexter]

Why cant China help Iran AND RUSSIA, while America ,uk and France and Germany sleep in the same bed.

[@gchvjbjchxx]

Europe and America have been gay for thousands of years.😄

[@borderfox2]

Russia is a terrorist state. Iran is a terrorist state. China surely is not a terrorist state.

[@beasley1232]

The USA stated it will not participate in an Israeli counterattack against Iran. Also, 49% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza, while not 37% of Americans approve, there has been a clear shift in how Americans view Israel, and they aren’t willing to go to war with Iran. When it comes to Ukraine, 40% of Americans don’t want to send any more aid to Ukraine while only 45% of Americans say aid to Ukraine is necessary. Both support for Israel and Ukraine is under water in the USA 😂

[@hypocritehater1673]

Olaf should have gone to Ukraine to pledge more aid and armament instead of going to China,China has a culture to receive visitors with respect though they are not welcome and unwanted

[@perro0076]

The last field reporter is right. Russia is on the hook for a lot of money to China, and Germany is on a difficult situation as it is still dependent on Russia and China. Germany on its own are certainly not in a strong deal making position. China are not going to allow Russia suffer economically because Russia owes them a lot of money.

[@kabzaify]

Russia owes no one anything, they are debt free

[@raymondtjoen837]

A remarkable explanation: China's trade is supporting with Russia which hurts Germany's business in trade because of the war in Ukraine. Which and what kind of business?? So China has to buy oil and LNG from Germany??? Just remember : Maglev was Germany's discovery by Hermann Kemper patent No: 643316 establish 5 april 1937 and could not develop it any further, China bought the patent or is paying for the use and is making progress with it. All the other inventions China made, you will have to give credits to them. The 5G era , It has China taken 11 years efforts to compile the Polar program of Dr. Erdal Arikan starting 1999. In other fields as batteries and Solar panels since 1994-98 . If Germany want to de-risk , let the whole team including President Olaf Scholz that went to China: aboard the plane and go to the US because there is nothing to de-risk there.

[@yapsiauwsoengie6507]

China has 1.4 billion highly productive people. Do you think China also has an overpopulation problem? What are US's instructions to overcome this problem?

[@wayangpok]

Maybe China can ask the West to not invest so much into building their semicon fabs so that this will allow CHina to catch up on some sales...

[@prasitkoysiripong5150]

The saying that "when Russia​ wins in Ukraine war then the Russians will invade Nato countries" is joke. Russia​ knows very well that he can not fight with Nato.

[@StitchyOfficial]

Nevertheless, it is safer for the West to stop Russia in Ukraine. As long as Russia sacrifices its economy and population there, there is no danger from Russia. But this requires more air defense and more artillery to keep Ukrainian losses low and Russian losses as high as possible.

[@tasreasfatemsa8266]

There is no fundamental problem between China and Germany,I can't see any reason that China and Germany should not work together.

[@namur-iq6ih]

China's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024. China’s GDP for the first quarter of 2024 amounted to 29.629 trillion yuan ($4.09 trillion), an annual growth rate of 5.3%. Good news has been sparse for the German economy. And the latest economic data has not done much to change this. A few key 2023 data points, namely factory orders, exports and industrial production, were out last week and indicated a weak end to the year that saw questions about Germany being the “sick man of Europe” resurface. “The data confirm that German industry is still in recession,” Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank, told CNBC. Industrial production declined by 1.6% in December on a monthly basis and was down 1.5% in 2023 overall compared to the previous year. Exports - which are a major cornerstone of the German economy - fell by 4.6% in December and 1.4%, or 1.562 trillion euros ($1.68 trillion), across the year. Two in three German companies relocate abroad amid energy chaos. According to Deloitte, 67 per cent of Germany’s companies have moved at least some operations abroad. Most business cite high energy prices and inflation as their reasons for moving. Things are worse in Germany’s mechanical engineering, industrial goods, and automotive sectors. In these industries, 69 per cent of companies have relocated their operations to a moderate or very large extent.

[@user-qk9he7se5w]

When everyone buys a mercedes its now made it china mot germany😂😂😂

[@Soyabuti]

Scholz with he's new Boss👏👏

[@jaysusbriz5695]

Interesting development for further end to an alliance

[@EuroTravChannel]

Which side is more effective? Russia persuades China by benevolent offers and policies. EU and US 'persuade' China by admonitory.

[@zenf5092]

When I watch how Scholz arrived in China, I immediately remember an anecdote from 20 years ago, about how the president of Ukraine went to Putin to ask for a discount on gas.

[@chengavitch10]

If the comments represent a cross section of KZbin, DW does not seem to represent the majority of humanity.

[@LuisAlvesFerreira]

Ask America’s 330M consumers to buy the VW and BMWs the 1300M Chineses can buy and everyone will be happy…

[@tomasp1988]

The relationship the US has with Israel is a lot more concerning if you ask me

[@jmdjayawardane2160]

❤ dialogue is the only way to peace in Europe and the rest of the world ❤

[@user-mc2sf2kt8q]

Und manchmal gibt es gute Leute unter den Deutschen!

[@RB-eo4eq]

Visit to China to keep things rolling...... VW Group and other German companies have reaped the rewards of being early into China... now onto a more mature phase of the relationship. Tough for Germany to be tethered to the US foreign policy and have little room to maneuver.

[@a-k6575]

Please give me a break. Educational establishments who changed from being governed by the German education system to Chinese investors back in early 2000. I was an educator freelancer at several establishments where employees were made redundant, later noticed regular visits from Chinese investors. I was a member of the Senate in Hamburg when Scholz started his self campaign. Confirmed my Gut feelings of how Germany was selling itself short. As one says in German "Lügen haben kurze Beine" Lies have short legs. Replacing all humans with AI will create the opposite to which such greedy individuals believe. And who knows and AI may "think" and say hey that human who programmed me, he treated me as an equal with love and affection, then the twats will experience what they never thought would come their way. With terminal cancer, I'll watch the movie from elsewhere and never return.

[@emmanuelflomo7490]

Well, Germany/Europe subordination relationship with USA too is a major concern for the rest of the humanity.

[@Mrvillain134]

Chinese culture also similar to India we need to boycott western countries..🤝❤️❤️

[@nymuelovan]

Stinky?

[@binbi8177]

You are joking

[@Mrvillain134]

@@binbi8177 No, India will now be friends with China. China has extended the hand of friendship and India has accepted the friendship.

[@binbi8177]

@@Mrvillain134 hope so

[@user-oi3zi8rr9x]

welcome to China friend

[@user-pz6ls4uk8k]

Мы уже давно не доверяем немецкому качеству и немецким автомобилям. Слишком много замечаний

[@liar-liar]

Hypocrisy can do wonders

[@user-ko1gk6lh5f]

We don't want you to be our friend and you shouldn't be our enemy's friend either- what a joke.

[@urbansenicar81]

You're selling them cars and not sleeping with China. Their "relationship" with Russia is none of your concern.

[@520hong]

Wow, It seems German start to play around the superpowers now. But I think German will bow to Papa America at the end.

[@Jkl62200]

first, it was "de-risking", now, it's "overcapacity". what do those even mean? The world should give Von Der Leyen accolades for coming up with such...B...S words.

[@user-gr7kz2ur5m]

Mr. macron isn't concern about french's economy, he rather wants Scholz to do this job for him.

[@siamcharm7904]

there seems to be a real disconnect between what i hear german politicians saying and what i hear german bussinessmen saying.

[@Sunny0660]

Germany hasn't learned. First it was Russia. Now china.

[@HasiahfHasina]

When world leaders visit China, Chinese people mainly discuss and discuss trade and culture to establish better relationships and cooperation. When world leaders visit the Snake Alliance, they will discuss and discuss how to contain China. There isn't much trade, culture, and relationships.

[@happymelon7129]

Now is U$A 4X LNG price

[@nymuelovan]

​@@HasiahfHasinachinas culture is dictatorship

[@binbi8177]

Germans are very pragmatic, Americans will only cause Germans to suffer losses

[@user-gv2ep8dc2x]

中国没有炸北溪，我想俄罗斯也不会😂

[@rud9049]

Overdependence on China and overdependence on Russia (oil). That's germany

[@KazSurma]

Is it true that the Chinese government didn't send anybody to welcome Olaf Sholtz but a taxi to pick him up from the airport?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chengavitch10]

The cleaners were there.

[@seaoooo]

Empfang mit hohem Standard

[@Sam-567]

Of course many high ranking airport lavatory cleaners were there.

[@a.r.stellmacher8709]

China has respect for Germany and visa versa.

[@boyiyelcham2630]

Welcome

[@dylandavis3518]

You cant convince a human behing. Now thats a fact. A human can only conspire against another human. Thats a universal thrut.

[@Daswars777]

Scholz visiting China to see how its done.

[@De4dCert]

Olaf wants to keep his social credit score high so he needed a visit. Wonder if they will bring up the shooting at fishing boats with water cannons to project power issue.... lol

[@louistan7560]

There is a huge difference between making friends and joining a Thug.

[@Featherface01]

Both sides respecting each other would involve the CCP respecting something other than the CCP. Good luck.

[@titanxie5579]

To be honest, without China’s excessive manufacturing power, our money will inflate further more. Chinese goods let us in North American afford things.

[@thierrylaval4449]

Moral values is to support the rescuers of the Donbas.

[@thefourthrabbit9516]

I mean you can always trust three things in the world: The German conscience The US intelligence The Chinese rule of law When you do business with them all, what can possibly go wrong.🙂

[@user-pz6ls4uk8k]

Сомневаюсь в том что Россия в будущем будет продавать газ Германии и позволять продавать немецкие товары на своем рынке

[@ntzfx]

After few years Germany would see some friendly results, lol

[@dilucragnvindr130]

Germany should learn their lesson from their trade dependency on Russia. Germany should reduce trade with China as well. Stop enriching countries lead by dictators.