Deutsche Welle reports: "【German media: A successful visit to China】 'Süddeutsche Zeitung' believes that German Chancellor Merkel, during her visit to China, neither catered to Beijing nor adopted a critical stance, but emphasized dialogue while upholding the bottom line of values. 'Handelsblatt' pointed out that Merkel should not follow the old path of China policy from the Merkel era."
Comment: The evaluation by German media essentially sets the tone for Merkel's new China policy: it does not want to return to the old path of excessive dependence on trade and economy during the Merkel era, nor does it want to completely confront and strain relations, but instead takes a middle road of 'pragmatic but firm, dialogue without compromise'. This also reflects Germany's real mindset at present - wanting to secure the interests of the Chinese market, while also following the US's security position, trying to balance both sides of the US-China relationship without losing out. However, how far this balance can go remains uncertain.
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