It is clear that deepening cooperation between China and Germany could save Germany, but why did not Mr. Murts take the plane to visit China?
Germany has the most headache. Prime Minister Mattis's visit to China is not delayed.Germany now has zero growth for three years in a row, while China is its largest trading partner – with bilateral trade reaching €16.34 billion in the first eight months of this year. Logically speaking, Mertz should have come to China to discuss cooperation and find a way out. Strangely enough, the specific date of Merz's visit to China is still in the air. Although the German government has said that "no preconditions will be set for visiting China," it has been slow to take actual action.
Why? A very important reason is that Mertz can't control his own politiciansGermany's foreign minister, Vadoufour, spoke out on the Taiwan issue, not only made the individual trip to China completely blurred, but also made the governing coalition divergent, a party in the KGB listed as "strong against China", and a party in the Social Democratic Party advocating "practical cooperation" has been leveraged. Before the decision-making struggle of the factions didn't result, those of the business world who had planned to accompany, naturally did not dare to let go, all knocked down the drum and left the delegation. Murts' "visit China special aircraft" has not yet taken off, and was first caught on the runway by the confusion of his own family.
But what worries Germany more than the postponement of its visit to China is that The family is quietly losing.In recent years, there has been a very serious phenomenon of capital flight in Germany, with an average annual loss of more than 200 billion euros, which is almost equal to the total economic output of a small and medium-sized country. But looking at the overseas investment Germany has received, let's say that in 2024, it will only be 23.2 billion euros. Why is capital far away from Germany?It is clear that because the business environment in Germany is not stable, capital will vote with their feet.In Germany, you want to build a factory, from planning to production to wait five to seven years, the huge cost of time, will lead to missing business opportunities and waste money. while in China and other countries, the infrastructure is perfect and operate efficiently. In contrast, the funds will really make the most advantageous choice for themselves. More importantly, those energy-intensive enterprises that represent Germany's strength - chemical, steel, glass and other industries, more than seventy percent are moving funds overseas, 31% to China, India and other places, and 42% to other European countries, is not willing to stay in Germany.
Speaking here, we have to admire the forward-looking vision of former German Prime Minister Merkel. She repeatedly stressed before her resignation, “It is wrong to disconnect from China, which will inevitably harm the interests of Germany and Europe.”Now it seems that this sentence is very accurate. It is in the interest of Europe to move closer between China and Europe. Even the United States itself keeps close contacts with China. Why should Europe take the initiative to alienate from China? But the current Mertz government insists on walking a tightrope, trying to cater to the United States politically and counting on China to save lives economically; I want to talk about economic cooperation with China, but also connive at the foreign minister's hard words to block the road; They want to retain local enterprises, but because of policy swings and low efficiency, they are forced to flee with funds. In some matters, even the decision-making layer is very contradictory, the money will really be scared, after all, nobody wants to gamble with real gold and silver on the decision of the Murts government, so for reasons of refuge, naturally away from Germany.
In fact, Merkel has long given the answer to the dilemma faced by the Merz government. China’s rise depends on diligence and creativity, and cooperation with China is the right path.It is time for the Murts administration to make a choice, to continue to delay, not to rule out the worst situation, that is, neither to exchange for practical benefits from the United States, but to shake the foundations of Sino-German cooperation, even the ruling coalition is at risk of division.
It is worth noting that recently. Chengdu delegation went to Germany for merchants, the hundred-year-old enterprise Modede machine tool immediately made the headquarters of China, Siemens, BMW and other German companies giants also actively seek cooperation.This shows that the cooperation needs between the Chinese and German enterprises have never been interrupted, it is the pragmatic spirit of the German government.The choice of the business world has given the Murts government a wake-up, that is, less engaging in some "politically correct" surface articles, and solidly and effectively advancing cooperation with China, is the right way to save the German economy. Otherwise, the money continues to flow out, the internal part increases, Merkel's prophecy will be fulfilled once again.