Germany-China

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Geopolitics

Germany-China

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

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

Events

Decoupling from China and the costs for Germany - MERICS-IfW online event

Dec. 14, 2023

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Baerbock on the future of Germany's China strategy

Jul. 13, 2023

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Germany-China

Research and Insights

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

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

Germany-China relations (Tomorrow Thinking Podcast)

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

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

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

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

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

Experts on Germany-China

Mikko Huotari

Bernhard Bartsch

Claudia Wessling

Events

Decoupling from China and the costs for Germany - MERICS-IfW online event

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Baerbock on the future of Germany's China strategy

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