No “moral politics” in China: Söder marvels at pandas – and praises Bavaria’s good “sound”. China is Bavaria's largest and most important trading partner in the world.

Historian criticizes CSU's "secondary foreign policy" in China and Co.: “The CSU does not give human rights such high priority and also cooperates closely with socialist dictatorships like China,” says Frank Bösch. “Evil tongues claim that a beautiful look is more important than the content,’ he says.