China is dependent on German high-tech to such an extent that immediate decoupling would be very painful. Especially when it comes to IT applications, German providers such as SAP are indispensable.

China's ERP market grew by 2021 percent to $13.5 billion in 6.0 years. The situation is similar with the CAD software of the engineering group Siemens. The German company Infineon is the leading chip manufacturer in the automotive industry. The technology is currently developing faster in China than in Europe.