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ER Editor: And right after Putin goes on a successful, high-profile visit to North Korea and Vietnam, we get this humiliation of Germany in China. Curious that.
Note that, according to the RT report below, it is the EU that is putting tariffs on Chinese goods (a), which (b) will harm German economic interests. Further, (c) it sounds like some consensus reached with the Chinese has been undone by the EU side. It leaves us shaking our heads.
Readers may be interested in this follow-up piece from RT Germany (browsers will translate) —
Habeck in China: No representative of German interests
And this from RT (English) —
Beijing warns EU of possible trade war
Some tweets —
The Chinese have heard that Habeck had lost almost 50% of his votes.
He was a small children’s book author before the illiterate Germans elected him.
Germany attacks China as a favour to the US. So, China ignores Germany. pic.twitter.com/pxKygrAC5x
— Alternative News (@AlternatNews) June 21, 2024
🇨🇳🇩🇪 German economy minister is in China, but the Chinese prime minister does not want to meet him and cancels the meeting.
Habeck advocates for tariffs to punish Chinese exports. pic.twitter.com/amHiKWUGOd
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 21, 2024
Machine Translation: In simple language: This is Robert, Robert #Habeck Robert is #Wirtschaftsminister from #Deutschland Germany is the country that nobody takes seriously anymore. R takes a hard line against everyone. Because R is a #Kinderbuchautor (author of children’s books) .The mouse likes that. The #Regierung in #China not
In einfacher Sprache:
Das ist Robert, Robert #Habeck Robert ist #Wirtschaftsminister von #Deutschland Deutschland ist das Land, dass keiner mehr ernst nimmt.R fährt einen harten Kurs gegen alle.Weil R ein #Kinderbuchautor ist.Die Maus findet das gut.Die #Regierung in #China nicht pic.twitter.com/C2DaJbqJVp— Heike 🗽 (@Nailfreak1) June 21, 2024
Translation: The journey from #Habeck to #China has no significance for Germany! Apparently it was just an expensive promotional tour at taxpayers’ expense. After all, the children’s book author and Germany hater dreams of becoming chancellor.
Die Reise von #Habeck nach #China hat für Deutschland keine Bedeutung!
Offensichtlich war es lediglich eine teure Promotiontour auf Kosten der Steuerzahler. Der Kinderbuchautor und Deutschlandhasser träumt schließlich von der Kanzlerschaft. #NiemalsGrün! pic.twitter.com/Pgtb8xgg0q
— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🪥 🕊️ (@BB12_DE) June 22, 2024
Translation: The grim look of #Habeck reflects the situation well. #China is outraged by the EU’s tariff announcement. Habeck wants to mediate. That won’t be easy if you listen to the tone of the Chinese: “Absurd”, “unacceptable”, as the important NDRC head Zheng Shanjie puts it here.
Der grimmige Blick von #Habeck spiegelt die Lage gut wieder. #China ist ob der Zollankündigung der EU empört. Habeck will vermitteln. Das wird nicht leicht, wenn man sich den Tonfall der Chinesen anhört: „Absurd“, „inakzeptabel“, wie hier der wichtige NDRC-Chef Zheng Shanjie. pic.twitter.com/mydlwm6luO
— Julian Olk (@olk_julian) June 22, 2024
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Chinese premier refuses to meet German vice chancellor – Welt
Robert Habeck has “no idea” why his appointment with Li Qiang was canceled
RT
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the country’s minister for economic affairs and climate action, has reportedly failed to secure a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during his three-day trip to China, amid economic disputes and fears of a trade war.
Habeck landed in Beijing on Friday, where he hoped to meet Li Qiang before traveling on to Shanghai on Saturday – but was informed that the appointment was “not possible in the morning before departure,” Die Welt reported, adding that Habeck has “no idea” why the meeting was canceled.
Instead, the German official will meet “a whole series of cabinet colleagues,” so his day is “full enough,” according to the publication.
Habeck’s three-day trip to China is the first by a senior official from an EU country since Brussels proposed new duties on China that could impact German businesses. (ER: Another punitive move which damages the home front economy. You can’t make this up.)
Just hours before his arrival, the Chinese commerce ministry warned that the EU could trigger a “trade war” if it continues to “escalate trade frictions.”
“The responsibility lies entirely with the European side,” the Chinese commerce ministry’s spokesperson stated on Friday, denouncing the EU’s anti-subsidy investigation, claiming that the bloc ignored the important consensus reached by the leaders of both sides.
Beijing’s warning comes after the EU’s announcement last week of new tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicle makers, to which Beijing responded by launching an anti-dumping investigation aimed at certain pork products from the bloc. Beijing previously warned that it would target the EU’s aviation and agriculture sectors in response to the tax.
Habeck reportedly also expressed dissatisfaction with Berlin’s own China strategy, at a reception at the German embassy in Beijing, describing it as too short-termist and not in sync with the China policies of other EU countries. However, he acknowledged that his trip was unlikely to put trade tensions to rest.
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