Germany's foreign minister begins a visit to China on Thursday aiming to reassert a common European Union policy toward Beijing days after remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron suggested disarray in the continent's approach to the rising superpower.
a backlash in the United States and Europe when he called on the European Union to reduce dependence on the U.S. and cautioned against being drawn into a crisis over Taiwan driven by an "American rhythm and a Chinese overreaction."
Macron was widely seen as taking a weak line on Taiwan by warning Europe should not get "caught up in crises that are not ours" – although his office insisted this was not his intended meaning and his position on Taiwan and China had not"Now it is about damage control to a large degree ...
Baerbock must now make Germany's position on Taiwan clear during her visit, German foreign policy parliamentarian Nils Schmid told Reuters, adding Macron's remarks had destroyed a hoped-for impetus for a common European China policy. Europe's view of China as partner, competitor and systemic rival is the compass of its policy, she added.
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