‘Partner, not a rival’: China urges Germany to take ‘rational’ view after it reveals de-risking strategy
- China’s foreign ministry calls on Berlin to inject more ‘positive energy’ amid geopolitical turbulence
- Germany released China strategy document on Thursday as a ‘compass’ to avoid ‘critical dependencies’
Beijing has called on Berlin to take a “rational” view of China’s development and regard it as a “cooperative partner” instead of a “systemic rival”.
“China is a partner, not a rival, to Germany’s challenges. The perception of China as a ‘competitor and systemic rival’ does not correspond to objective facts and is not in the common interest of the two countries,” the Chinese embassy in Berlin said in a statement on Thursday, adding that many of Germany’s challenges and problems were “not caused by China”.
“China and Germany have many common interests in promoting global multipolarity, safeguarding free trade and addressing climate change. We hope that the two sides will work together … inject more stability and positive energy into the turbulent world,” the statement said.