Scholz must get real on China
Wolfgang MunchauNew Statesman
German chancellor Olaf Scholz is “clearly not happy with Brussels”, says Wolfgang Munchau. During a recent visit to China, he warned the EU not to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars; in Brussels he criticised the EU for failing to conclude free-trade deals. His traditional corporatist view ignores geopolitical tension. But firms that simply trust their governments to protect them from geopolitics are “far more likely” to expose themselves to risks. China accounts for
