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Germany’s Finance Minister Signals Tougher Stance Toward China
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Germany’s Finance Minister Signals Tougher Stance Toward China

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil signaled that Berlin may take a tougher stance toward China over alleged unfair trade practices.
  • Klingbeil said Germany did not seek conflict but needed to respond differently when China failed to follow the rules.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil indicated that Berlin is preparing to take a harder line toward China over what it considers unfair trade practices.

“This does not mean that we seek confrontation,” Klingbeil said. But “when we see that China does not comply with the rules, we must position ourselves differently.”

This does not mean that we seek confrontation, but when we see that China does not comply with the rules, we must position ourselves differently.

— Lars KlingbeilThe German finance minister described a tougher approach while rejecting the idea that Berlin was seeking conflict.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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