State visit for Instagram – Söder also sends signals to Berlin in China. “There are a lot of investments by Bavarian companies here,” says PM.

Not just Siemens, Audi, BMW or Siemens. Both the Communist Party and the governor of Sichuan make time for him. The opposition at home is already boiling. ‘When will you address the critical points?’ asks SPD leader Florian von Brunn. The shock strategy should not be on energy dependence when it comes to Russia's raw materials, says Economics Minister.