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China in 26: Munich Security Conference + German Chancellor's trip to China

Podcast

Feb 20, 2026

Friedrich Merz's upcoming visit to China (F.A.Z.)

Eva Seiwert

External publication

Feb 19, 2026

Germany-China relations (Tomorrow Thinking Podcast)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Dec 18, 2025

China in 25: Trump-Xi meeting, Germany-China relations and the next Five-Year Plan

Podcast

Oct 31, 2025

Sino-German relations: from commercial complementarity to systemic rivalry (SeRViR, in French)

Esther Goreichy

External publication

Oct 01, 2025

he flags of Germany, China and the European Union are seen ahead of a meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2023.

Courting Berlin, countering Brussels: China’s twin-track approach to Germany and the EU

Comment

Sep 10, 2025

Wang Yi's visit to Berlin and EU-China relations (ZDF)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Jul 03, 2025

The flags of Germany and China are flying in the wind.

Germany’s dilemma over strategic recalibration with China

Mikko Huotari

Max J. Zenglein

Report

May 13, 2025

“China in 25": Xi's travel diplomacy and China's economy in Q1

Podcast

Apr 25, 2025

"China in 25": The US-China trade war and China in the next German government's coalition agreement

Podcast

Apr 11, 2025

A new German strategy toward China

Mikko Huotari

Comment

Mar 10, 2025

The German elections as seen from China, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Podcast

Mar 07, 2025

"China in 25": Tariffs and transatlantic challenges

Podcast

Feb 19, 2025

Annalena Baerbock and Wang Yi at the 2024 Munich Security Conference

MERICS Forum: The next German government's China policy

Comment

Jan 21, 2025

MERICS Diskussionsveranstaltung mit Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock

China and geopolitical challenges for Germany and Europe - Discussion with Federal Minister Annalena Baerbock

Video

Jan 20, 2025

Workers assemble cars at a Beijing Benz Automotive Co. Ltd factory, a German joint venture company for Mercedes-Benz, in Beijing

German carmakers are placing a risky bet on China

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

Comment

Dec 10, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a joint press conference, at Hyderabad House, on October 25, 2024 in New Delhi, India.

Germany and the epicenter of the global reordering

Bernhard Bartsch

Mikko Huotari

Comment

Nov 04, 2024

Many companies care very little about the China strategy (Deutschlandfunk)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Jul 14, 2024

German Chancellor Scholz's visit to China + China-Iran + Overcapacities

MERICS China Essentials

Apr 18, 2024

Germany needs a show of self confidence in its China policy

Max J. Zenglein

Comment

Apr 12, 2024

German China policy must be self-confident (Tagesspiegel)

Max J. Zenglein

External publication

Apr 11, 2024

Online Media Briefing: Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to China

Nis Grünberg

Max J. Zenglein

Claudia Wessling

Video

Apr 11, 2024

What to expect from the German chancellor's upcoming trip to China

Nis Grünberg

Max J. Zenglein

Press release

Apr 11, 2024

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Country Profile: Germany

Report

Oct 31, 2023

German-Chinese government consultations 2023

Chinese responses to Germany’s China strategy: Attack abroad, assuage at home

Sophie Reiß

Comment

Aug 18, 2023

Flags of the EU, China, and EU member states

Germany’s new China strategy: Ambitious language, ambiguous course

Bernhard Bartsch

Claudia Wessling

Report

Jul 27, 2023

China is far more unstable than we think (Die Welt)

Bernhard Bartsch

External publication

Jul 18, 2023

Bundesaußenministerin Annalena Baerbock bei MERICS

German Foreign Minister Baerbock on the future of Germany's China strategy

Video

Jul 13, 2023

Strengthening European sovereignty and technological independence (Tagesschau24)

Mikko Huotari

Comment

Jul 13, 2023

The German China strategy is heading in the right direction (Deutschlandfunk)

Max J. Zenglein

External publication

Jul 13, 2023

German-Chinese government consultations + 5G + China spin-offs

MERICS China Essentials

Jun 22, 2023

China knows that it faces major challenges (Markus Lanz, ZDF)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Jun 21, 2023

It is right to take the de-risking course (DLF)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Jun 20, 2023

Sino-German government consultations 2023

Mikko Huotari

Bernhard Bartsch

Katja Drinhausen

Gregor Sebastian

Press release

Jun 19, 2023

Profits of German investors in China – an empirical survey

Max J. Zenglein

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Apr 20, 2023

Plenarsaal des Deutschen Bundestags in Berlin

The role of the parliament in shaping German China-policy

Roderick Kefferpütz

Barbara Pongratz

Report

Dec 08, 2022

Amid much controversy, German chancellor visits China

Hanns W. Maull

Comment

Nov 09, 2022

Instead of leading, Germany is muddling Europe's approach to China (Nikkei Asia)

Hanns W. Maull

External publication

Nov 08, 2022

“Zeitenwende”: A turning point for German policy toward China?

Michael Laha

External publication

Nov 04, 2022

Amid much controversy, German chancellor visits China (The Diplomat)

Hanns W. Maull

External publication

Nov 03, 2022

German chancellor Scholz travels to China

Mikko Huotari

Press release

Nov 02, 2022

China’s shadow over Germany’s “New Era” (IP Quarterly)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Apr 01, 2022

Shifting politics: The future of Germany’s China policy (Institut Montaigne)

Roderick Kefferpütz

External publication

Apr 07, 2022

China’s shadow over Germany’s “New Era” (IP Quarterly)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Apr 01, 2022

The China angle in the coalition treaty of Germany’s future government, with Mikko Huotari

Podcast

Nov 30, 2021

China's subnational diplomacy in Germany

Roderick Kefferpütz

Report

Nov 18, 2021

The Bundeskanzleramt buildig in October.

Germany’s post-election China policy: it’s not what, it’s how

Roderick Kefferpütz

Comment

Oct 15, 2021

MERICS Web Seminar: The next German government’s China policy

Video

Oct 13, 2021

Mikko Huotari on challenges for the new German government in relations with China

Interview

Oct 08, 2021

Germany's recent China policy

Ariane Reimers

Comment

Oct 08, 2021

EU-China Opinion Pool: Germany's China policy after the election

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Ariane Reimers

Mikko Huotari

Noah Barkin

Volker Stanzel

Comment

Oct 06, 2021

Ariane Reimers on German China policy after the federal elections

Podcast

Sep 30, 2021

Germany's future China policy after the federal election (DW)

Barbara Pongratz

External publication

Sep 28, 2021

Germany’s future China policy – a look into the election campaign

Ariane Reimers

MERICS China Essentials

Jun 24, 2021

EU-China Opinion Pool: The Franco-German tandem

Sari Arho Havrén

Irène Hors

Ariane Reimers

Grzegorz Stec

Plamen Tonchev

Comment

Jun 04, 2021

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Germany's Next China Policy

Barbara Pongratz

Comment

May 14, 2021

Chancellor Merkel at the virtual Sino-German Government Consultations

Sino-German Government Talks: Dialogue and cooperation with China - the German Sonderweg?

Ariane Reimers

Comment

Apr 29, 2021

German China Policy – Quo vadis?

Video

Apr 27, 2021

Experts on Germany-China

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

China’s foreign policy; China-Europe relations; global (economic) governance and competition

Bernhard Bartsch

Director External Relations

German and European China policy, economic and business relations

Claudia Wessling

Director Communications and Publications

Sino-German relations; Digitalization and tech development in China; China's Belt&Road Initiative

Germany-China

China in 26: Munich Security Conference + German Chancellor's trip to China

China in 25: Trump-Xi meeting, Germany-China relations and the next Five-Year Plan

Courting Berlin, countering Brussels: China’s twin-track approach to Germany and the EU

Germany’s dilemma over strategic recalibration with China

“China in 25": Xi's travel diplomacy and China's economy in Q1

"China in 25": The US-China trade war and China in the next German government's coalition agreement

A new German strategy toward China

The German elections as seen from China, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer

"China in 25": Tariffs and transatlantic challenges

MERICS Forum: The next German government's China policy

China and geopolitical challenges for Germany and Europe - Discussion with Federal Minister Annalena Baerbock

German carmakers are placing a risky bet on China

Germany and the epicenter of the global reordering

German Chancellor Scholz's visit to China + China-Iran + Overcapacities

Germany needs a show of self confidence in its China policy

Online Media Briefing: Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to China

What to expect from the German chancellor's upcoming trip to China

Country Profile: Germany

Chinese responses to Germany’s China strategy: Attack abroad, assuage at home

Germany’s new China strategy: Ambitious language, ambiguous course

German Foreign Minister Baerbock on the future of Germany's China strategy

German-Chinese government consultations + 5G + China spin-offs

Sino-German government consultations 2023

Profits of German investors in China – an empirical survey

The role of the parliament in shaping German China-policy

Amid much controversy, German chancellor visits China

German chancellor Scholz travels to China

The China angle in the coalition treaty of Germany’s future government, with Mikko Huotari

China's subnational diplomacy in Germany

Germany’s post-election China policy: it’s not what, it’s how

MERICS Web Seminar: The next German government’s China policy

Mikko Huotari on challenges for the new German government in relations with China

Germany's recent China policy

EU-China Opinion Pool: Germany's China policy after the election

Ariane Reimers on German China policy after the federal elections

Germany’s future China policy – a look into the election campaign

EU-China Opinion Pool: The Franco-German tandem

Germany's Next China Policy

Sino-German Government Talks: Dialogue and cooperation with China - the German Sonderweg?

German China Policy – Quo vadis?

Mikko Huotari

Bernhard Bartsch

Claudia Wessling

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