The former Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg and ex-EU Commissioner, Günther Oettinger (CDU), sees the federal government's failings in its policy towards China.
"It's about the question of whether growth, sales and earnings in the world's largest market are paramount or the primacy of politics," said Oettinger on Wednesday at the Bodensee Business Forum of the "Schwäbische Zeitung" in Friedrichshafen.
Friedrichshafen - “Germany has to choose.
The Chancellor never made up her mind.
She has always seen the advantages for Audi, Siemens, Daimler, BMW and Porsche. "
Germany did not protest against Beijing's increasing control over Hong Kong, although an international treaty was "simply violated", said Oettinger.
If China's President Xi Jinping implements his call for “reunification” with Taiwan, Germany will probably do just as little, the CDU politician suspected.
"I think it will be like in Crimea, because inner peace and sales in China are more important to us."
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With China as a rival in a “battle of the systems”, a common, strong course of the European Union is important, emphasized Oettinger.
“But we are often very internally oriented.” Dpa
