Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful has canceled his trip to China as no one wanted to meet with him, writes Die Welt.
The publication notes that Friedrich Merz has been in power for six months but has not yet made a visit to China. Days were reserved for his trip in the cabinet's plans, but Xi Jinping did not find time for a meeting. Now, Wadeful has canceled the trip due to the inability to coordinate meetings with the Chinese side.
The topics for discussion were important. The German economy is concerned about China's restrictions on the export of rare earth metals and semiconductors.
The economic consequences could be serious: Germany's automotive industry is already waiting for other signals from Merz, and criticism within the ruling coalition is intensifying.
Merz's predecessors, Merkel and Scholz, built a more balanced policy towards China, writes Die Welt.
