Metin Hakverdi

As the SPD's China rapporteur, Hakverdi shaped key impulses of social democratic China policy. Since 2025, he has also been coordinator for transatlantic cooperation, helping to shape Germany's balance between the US, China and Europe. In the Bundestag, he is the rapporteur for Asia and the Pacific as well as for EU enlargement issues. He calls for Germany and Europe to present a united front vis-à-vis China and adopt common positions with the USA. He emphasizes the importance of human rights, fair trade and a common policy of values. At the same time, he points out the opportunities and risks of economic integration with China, for example via ports such as Hamburg. Hakverdi is a fully qualified lawyer and lives in Wilhelmsburg, his constituency.