The German Government has developed a China strategy which, on the one hand, intends to determine the bilateral political and economic relationship in concrete terms. On the other hand, this strategy emphasizes common ground within the framework of the coordinated EU-China policy. The central goals are:
• to set out the state of and perspectives on relations with China;
• to describe the possibilities for better realization in the complex relationship with China;
• to identify ways and instruments for possible cooperation and coherence between policy portfolios;
• related coordination with stakeholders in Germany, the EU and beyond.
Germany first announced it would determine a new strategy for China in January. A closer look reveals that the long-awaited strategy paper, released
