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

„China in 25“– in no more than 25 minutes, Mikko Huotari, Bernhard Bartsch and Claudia Wessling talk about key developments in China in the year 2025. This episode covers the escalating US-China trade war and the coalition agreement to form the next German government between CDU, CSU and SPD. 

This episode was recorded on April 10 at 3.30 pm. Due to the volatile nature of the Trump administration’s trade policies the conversation still mentions 125 percent tariffs on Chinese imports. On Friday, April 11, the tariffs on imports from China were at 145 percent, while China in turn raised their tariffs to 125 percent on US imports. 

You can read more about the topics covered in this episode here:

• MERICS China Essentials Special Issue: The US-China trade war
• A new German strategy toward China, commentary by Mikko Huotari published March 10