Shortly ahead of the G20 summit in Bali, Xi Jinping confronts Joe Biden with emphatic self-confidence. He resents criticism of his Taiwan policy and plays the schoolmaster. Biden addresses human rights, Xi complains about rising US trade barriers. The official protocols of both sides reveal interesting differences.
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Germany wants to reduce its economic dependence on China. Solutions are being sought at the Asia-Pacific Conference in Singapore. In an interview with Malte Kreutzfeldt, Roland Busch explains which countries could be considered as alternatives. However, the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business also warns against false expectations.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Ludger Schuknecht, Vice Chairman of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), talks to Frank Sieren about this week's G20 summit, sustainable market-based financing in Asia, and the bank's relationship with powerful China. The AIIB is the Chinese-initiated counterpart to the World Bank.
By Frank Sieren
All eyes are on Asia this week: The days of apolitical trade are over, the German Economics Minister stressed in Singapore. Instead of "decoupling," Germany must aim for greater diversification, says Robert Habeck at the Asia-Pacific Conference in Singapore. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Vietnam on his way to the G20 summit.
By Redaktion Table