Müller-Rosentrett, a member of parliament responsible for foreign affairs of the ruling Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Germany, analyzed that in recent years, the perception of China in German political circles and business circles has undergone great changes. He believes that as long as democratic countries unite with China, they will not dare to attack Taiwan. .

The picture shows that the Parliament of Berlin, the capital of Germany, recently established a Taiwan Friendship Group, with a total of 16 cross-party MPs joining.

(Central News Agency, provided by the representative office in Germany)

[Central News Agency] Müller Rosentreit, a member of the German ruling party who is in charge of foreign affairs, said that in recent years, the perception of China in the German political circle and industry has undergone great changes. He believes that as long as democratic countries unite with China, they will not dare to attack Taiwan. He will visit Taiwan.

The Taiwan Democracy Lab held the "China in the world" (China in the world) conference in Berlin on the 6th, attracting more than 250 NGO workers, officials, and scholars from around the world to discuss how China can expand its influence through propaganda and funding.

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Today, the conference invited Frank Muller-Rosentritt, a member of parliament responsible for foreign affairs of the ruling Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Germany, to analyze the recent shift in Germany's China policy, and the whole process was broadcast live on YouTube.

Müller-Rosentrett said that former Chancellor Angela Merkel had close relations with the leaders of autocratic countries such as China and Russia, and neglected democratic countries. This situation must change. This political party mentioned Taiwan for the first time in the ruling agreement, that is, the policy policy for the next four years. "This is the first time that such an official document mentions democratic Taiwan, which is a big change for Germany."

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is left-leaning and traditionally friendly to China and Russia. He ignored the opposition of the cabinet and agreed to allow Chinese capital to invest in a terminal in the Port of Hamburg. This move has been criticized by public opinion. .

However, the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party, which are in power together in the coalition government, have a tough stance on China, and Germany's attitude towards China therefore gives people the impression of a multi-horse cart.

In this regard, Müller-Rosentrit said that he personally thinks that German companies cannot take shares in Chinese ports, but that Chinese capital can take shares in German ports is simply "nonsense".

However, he pointed out that after Shots took over as prime minister at the end of last year, he chose Japan as the first stop on his Asian tour. Among the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, he visited China last, which is completely different from the time of Merkel. It is a signal of a policy change.

Germany is developing a China strategy, which is expected to be finalized early next year, which will determine the direction of China’s policy in the next few years. The draft previously disclosed by the media emphasizes that human rights will become the core of its relations with China. .

Müller-Rosentrett emphasized that this is the first detailed China policy document in Germany's history. From the draft alone, we can see how much Germany's China policy has changed. It regards China as a system opponent and intends to disperse the market. dependence on China.

Not only the political circles, but also the perception of China in the German industry is also changing.

He cited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an example. German companies that invested heavily in Russia suffered huge losses due to the war. If China really attacks Taiwan, Europe and the United States will deal with China like sanctions against Russia. How much impact will German companies that rely heavily on the Chinese market suffer?

Just thinking about this makes many companies vigilant.

In response to China's military threat to Taiwan, Muller-Rosentrett said that as long as the democratic countries are united and not divided, Chinese leaders judge that the cost of invading Taiwan is too high, so they dare not act rashly. The West acted in unison after Russia sent troops. China should be quite surprised.

Müller-Rosentrett is a member of the Taiwan Friendship Group in Congress and supports mutual visits and exchanges between Germany and Taiwan. He said frankly that Germany did not know enough about the CCP in the past, and there is still much to learn from Taiwan.

The shift in Germany's China policy is also reflected in the frequent visits of officials and parliamentarians to Taiwan.

In October this year, the German Parliament sent two delegations to visit Taiwan. Recently, Petra Sigmund, Director of the Asia-Pacific Department of the German Foreign Ministry, and Franziska Brantner, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, also visited Taiwan in a low-key manner.

After the meeting, Muller Rosentreit told the Central News Agency reporter that he will visit Taiwan with a number of members of Congress in January next year.