German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock just concluded a two-day trip to Beijing to meet with her Chinese counterparts, including Wang Yi, China’s highest-ranking diplomat. I’m not sure whether Yi’s analysis of the meeting is delusional or just an attempt at building more international support for China’s position, but he somehow came away saying that he “hopes and believes” that Germany will support the “reunification” of Taiwan with the mainland. This was a particularly curious position to take since there is almost nobody in Europe that is taking China’s side in this mess except for Emmanuel Macron, and even his own legislature is throwing cold water on the idea.Read More
China: We believe Germany will support our takeover of Taiwan
