The German Foreign Minister made a big mistake and made shocking remarks on the eve of his visit to China. The relevant itinerary was directly postponed. I don't know when the next time will be.

German Foreign Minister Vadim

I just saw that the German Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the evening of 24th, announcing that Foreign Minister Wadfur's visit to China scheduled for October 26th was postponed on the grounds that "enough talks could not be arranged in China".

However, they plan to conduct an in-depth telephone exchange with Chinese counterparts.

It is reported that the accompanying list set by Germany includes people from the German Automobile Industry Association, so there is no doubt that this trip that failed to start was originally intended to solve the supply problem of rare earths and semiconductors.

But now, it's in jeopardy.

In fact, judging from what happened in the past two days, the real reason for the postponement of Wadfur's visit to China may not be as said by the German Foreign Ministry.

On the eve of his visit to China, Wadfour spoke surprisingly and said these things.

He said that the specific implementation of Germany's "one-China policy" is decided by itself and does not support the use of force to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.

What this means, understand all, is that the German Foreign Minister is in the naked interference in Chinese domestic affairs.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiankun immediately responded, dismissing the German foreign minister "only talking aboutining the status quo, not talking about opposing Taiwan's independence, in essence tolerating separatist forces."

Therefore, this long-prepared trip to China, so in the 48 hours before the departure, was "stopped", on the surface, the talks arranged the problem, in fact, the German foreign minister has stumbled on the sovereign red line that China must never retreat.

Specifically, there are two "minefields" in Wadfur's remarks before his visit, and each of them is contradictory.

by Guangzhou

Let's look at his position on the Taiwan Strait issue first. He said that he "adhere to the one-China policy", but deliberately added the tail that "the specific implementation is up to Germany's own decision".

This means "I recognize your principle, but I have the final say on how to understand it." However, China has long made it very clear that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan Province is a part of Chinese territory. There is no room for customization of this expression.

Guo Jiakun's refutation at the press conference actually revealed the key point. If you dare not even mention "opposing Taiwan independence" and only say "maintaining the status quo", isn't it leaving room for separatist forces?

In July this year, when Wadfour participated in the China-Germany Strategic Dialogue, he also clearly stated that he "firmly supports the one China principle." Only three months later, he was given the additional condition of "making your own decision."

Is this to pose in front of allies, or does it really not understand that there is no bargaining room for sovereignty?

Looking at the "economic and trade anxiety" he repeatedly emphasized, it also shows a bit of double standards.

Wadefur said that ¡°China¡¯s rare earth and semiconductor controls are concerned by German companies,¡± but he did not say why China would regulate.

Moreover, China has made it clear that ¡°compliance companies can normally apply for export permits¡± is not specifically targeted at Germany.

Germany itself is in trouble.

It is reported that in Germany's new energy vehicle and semiconductor industries, more than 90% of rare earths come from China. Once supply fluctuates, the entire industrial chain will be affected.

But Waldfur never mentioned the German government's actions in September. At that time, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs sent a diplomatic note to Beijing because of China's semiconductor export restrictions, requesting that the restrictions be lifted.

While shouting "fair trade", while only allowing oneself to make demands and not allowing China to abide by the rules, how can such an attitude be reached?

In fact, a careful look at Germany's actions against China during this period of time will find that the trouble of Vadoufour is not a coincidence, but a miniature of Germany's current policy against China.

In the first eight months of 2025, the bilateral trade volume between China and Germany has reached 163.4 billion euros. China is still Germany's largest trading partner, nearly 20 billion euros more than the United States.

Germany's automotive industry is more dependent on the Chinese market, Volkswagen and BMW account for more than one-third of the sales in China, this time the representatives of the automotive association accompanied by Waldfur, were all ready to talk about "the fourth quarter of 2025 rare earth temporary quota".

But politically, Germany is always looking to get a little closer to America¡¯s ¡°Indo-Pacific strategy.¡±

Wadefour

When Wadfur visited Japan in August this year, he said that "we should jointly deal with the threat from China and Russia with Japan", and now he is testing China's bottom line on the Taiwan Strait issue.

This kind of operation, which relies on the Chinese market to "eat" while "picking on the issue of sovereignty", is itself contradictory.

What is more interesting is that during this visit to China, he originally had a "hidden task", which was to "pave the way" for German Chancellor Merz's visit to China at the end of the year.

Germany's prime minister's office said in September that Murts wanted to restore China's economic and trade trust through a visit to China, and Waldfuhr went first to "explore the path", originally wanting to determine several directions of cooperation in advance.

However, as the trip is postponed, the time of Murts' visit to China will be re-evaluated.

China has never been "uncooperative", but "cooperation must have prerequisites".

German Chancellor Merz

The lesson from the delay of Vadouur¡¯s journey is clear: if you want to talk about cooperation with China, you must first learn to respect China¡¯s core interests; if you want to resolve economic and trade differences, you have to let go of the arrogance of ¡°I ask you to meet.¡±

If Germany continues to waver between "interests" and "principles", let alone Wadfour's next visit to China, even Prime Minister Merz's plan to visit China at the end of the year will be in jeopardy.

After all, China has never lacked trading partners and will never sacrifice national sovereignty for trade interests.

This point, if Germany wanted to understand early, would not allow a trip to China that should promote cooperation to turn into a diplomatic intrigue of "no departure."