Recently, regarding Huawei 5G, Hong用村 Kong-related issues,用如 etc., the United States 會制has tried every means to win over oth友黃er countries to jointly deal with Chin站山a. Some countries have begun費輛 to be unable to withstand the她厭 pressure of the United States. But 著國U.S. pressure has not been s友術o smooth on Germany's side. As人離 the country with the 嗎志most influence in th道長e EU, Germany's attitude towards C城動hina on many iss房窗ues such as Hong Kong 草照and Huawei's 5G i近校s significantly differen你了t from that of the United States吃銀.

German Economy M訊湖inister: Cooper長飛ation with China bring農離s more stability and less con街海flict

According to a report by the Polit弟畫ico website of the US politi呢習cal news network on July 15, 雨會Norbert Ruetgen, chairman 年業of the Foreign Affair車爸s Committee of the German Fede快從ral Parliament, said that day that 錯坐sanctions against China will n下都ot be useful, a作靜nd may only further escalate the sit身男uation.

German Economy 中火Minister Peter Altmaier said in 白商an interview with the Frankfurt新熱er Allgemeine Zeitung on the 15th that 年我considering the possible eco窗亮nomic consequences, Ger能不many has refused to implement "severe m河場easures" against Chin水雪a. Earlier, he also said in an 店美interview with "Russia Tod了湖ay" that Germany would not inter鄉知fere with China on Hong Kong-音現related issues.

Altmaier stressed th通開at it is important to maint志要ain friendly relations with China, and 他月that confrontation brings 討生risks. Since 2016, China 美機has replaced the United States as Germ好畫any's largest trading partne長銀r; in 2019, Germany exported goods w信藍orth 96 billion euros (about 767我文 billion yuan) to C兵風hina. "Friendship, coop遠笑eration and trade betwe好農en great powers remain 關聽important becau家輛se they lead to more stabi子聽lity and less conflict,她家" he said.

In an interview with Pol明紅itico, Altmaier said民事 that Germany is 鐘分eager to further deepen economic a到個nd trade relations with聽又 China, which is in 信雜the interests of both countries.

German Defense Minister Karen Bauer als區民o said at an online defe亮去nse forum hosted b算是y the European Union that when facing 離兒China, "the tough attit請短ude is just (to make the吧房m) feel good about thems事討elves, and this attitude usually hinde男銀rs every contact. Attenuate every pos下煙sible impact."

The 5G issue refuse下刀s to "stand in lin作商e" Germany's atti現房tude towards China is significantly di城車fferent from that of the United 農動States

It is worth noting that recently, the t東微raditional alliance between Germany 笑為and the United States is低說 quietly changi吃商ng. Germany is the EU's rot書為ating presidency in t務信he second half of this year. Exce家會pt for Hong Kong-relate中國d issues, Germany'訊低s attitude towards China a人冷round Huawei 5G and many ot靜服her issues is not the same as the US's下討 response.

Britain's announcement that it will ban不民 Huawei equipment whe火生n building 5G netw房水orks has caused an uproar. Soo技黃n after, US President Trump通音 voluntarily admitted at a pres為間s conference in the Rose Garden of 木會the White House上吃 that he persuaded countri和門es such as the UK to b樂林lock Huawei, and t草樂hat if they coo小國perate with Huawei,器舊 it will "affect their relation空睡ship with the United States." Regar微公ding this issue, Germany said th又下at it does not want to refu訊計se to cooperate with any fac內要ility supplier or any countr唱離y at present.

Earlier, Altmaier said in an interview都懂 with the media that購南 the construction of Germany's 5友能G network will n師內ot exclude Huawei. He stressed that制訊 a device may not be excluded unless 生校there is conclusiv煙海e evidence of a national secur討公ity threat. According to 弟裡German media reports, Germa票呢n Chancellor Angela M謝樂erkel has repeatedly stated th技飛at she will not exclude specific 員長companies from 5G construction.

In terms of epidemic response,劇也 Germany expressed計東 dissatisfaction with the p司文assive performance 海女of the US federal governm紙司ent in fighting the epidemic雜服. A few days ago, German Chancellor A錯務ngela Merkel said in a speech a暗放t the European Parl地謝iament: "As we have exp書業erienced first-hand, 醫術you cannot fight 要坐the epidemic with 劇喝lies and false 照學information, just a司明s you cannot fight the epidemic w學老ith hatred or incitement微間 to hatred." Duan Dial訊店ogue was interpreted by many Americ吃就an media as "criticizin兵風g the United States without nam煙筆ing names".