German Chancellor Scholz (left) visited China last November and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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[Compiler Guan Shuping/Comprehensive Report] Japan and Germany will hold the first intergovernmental consultation in Tokyo on the 18th. German Chancellor Scholz warned China when he talked about the Taiwan Strait issue in his interview with Nikkei Asia on the 16th. , Do not use force to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.

Shots will lead a ministerial delegation to visit Japan and hold intergovernmental consultations with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Japanese cabinet on the 18th.

Before his trip, he was interviewed by Nikkei Asia at the Chancellery in Berlin.

Asked about a possible conflict in the Taiwan Strait, he said, "Like the United States, Japan and many other countries, we follow the 'One China Policy'," but Schwarz reminded Beijing that "we have also shown that force must not be used to change the status quo." .

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Germany's Asia policy has always prioritized China and has long focused on trade relations with Beijing.

However, Russia's aggression in Ukraine has highlighted the dangers of over-dependence on one country and the new China policy that Berlin's government is believed to be expected to approve soon.

Scholz said that Germany's economic dependence on China will be reduced, "overwhelming dependence on individual countries will be avoided, and new sales markets will be opened."

However, Germany does not intend to "decouple" from China.

During this interview, Schotts avoided harsh criticism of Beijing, saying that China is an economic powerhouse, a partner, a competitor, and a systemic opponent. It will "not decouple" and will continue to cooperate economically; but he also said, "In At the same time, we continue to develop our relationships with other Asian partners."