'If you keep kicking the Chinese in the shins, you won't get very far'

In the interview, Sigmar Gabriel doesn't have many good things to say about his successor, Annalena Baerbock. He also strongly criticizes the handling of the German auto industry, emphasizing the need to learn how to vigorously pursue one's own interests in politics, especially when it concerns a pillar of one's own prosperity.

Last updated: 24. July 2025