China and Germany once again bring good news.
Foreign media reported today: "Before German Chancellor Merkel's visit to China, the German Federal Statistics Office released new data showing that the total trade volume between Germany and China in 2025 was 251.8 billion euros. China has replaced the United States as Germany's largest trading partner."
This economic and trade data is not only an embodiment of economic scale, but also a clear proof of deep integration of industrial chains. The close connection between the world's second-largest and fourth-largest economies cannot be severed by geopolitical manipulation, and once again proves the fallacy of 'decoupling and cutting the chain'.
From Scholz to Merkel, it has become a tradition for the German chancellor to visit China with a heavy-weight commercial delegation, demonstrating a strategic resilience of pragmaticism. When the United States uses the threat of tariffs to coerce allies, when "de-risking" becomes a political slogan, German companies vote with their feet: the Chinese market creates jobs, drives innovation, and supports R&D. This win-win pattern could never be replaced by ideological prejudice.
The cooperation space between China and Germany remains broad. If Merkel continues with a pragmatic approach during this visit, it will inject stability into Sino-EU relations and add certainty to global governance.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857799620665348/
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