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Germany's new economic pivot to Asia
The German government wants to become more independent of China and is focusing on the entire Indo-Pacific region. However, quick successes are unlikely, Thomas Kohlmann writes. The German government's new mantra is that Asia is more than just China. That may be obvious to many, but after 16 years of a one-sided focus on China under Angela Merkel, it represents another turning point, this time in terms of economic policy. As with Russian gas, Merkel had maneuvered Germany into an unhealthy and unwise dependency. Under her leadership, China became Germany's largest trading partner and the most important sales market ... (full story)