“Megalomania in the style of Ludwig II”: Attack on Söder after a cuddle course on a trip to China. “China denies European, German and Bavarian companies exactly the framework conditions that the dictatorship demands for its own state-owned companies in their drive for global expansion,” says SPD foreign policy expert Michael Roth.

‘It’s really sad and makes me angry,’ says human rights activist David Missal. � “Markus Söders’ open arms and uncritical approach to Beijing and its authoritarian regime were criticized by foreign policy experts.