Sein Amtsvorgänger Bolsonaro verstand sich gut mit Donald Trump und zeigte sich reserviert gegenüber China. Doch Brasiliens Präsident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hat einen anderen Plan für sein Land und umschmeichelt die Führung in Peking. Xi Jinping dankt ihm mit viel Pomp und bezeichnet ihn als „guten alten Freund“ in Peking.
Von Jörn Petring
"We will not remain competitive if we cut ourselves off from China," says Claudia Barkowsky, the Managing Director of the Representative Office of the German Engineering Federation VDMA in China. Speaking with Frank Sieren, the sinologist talks about the success of Chinese machine manufacturers in Germany, the new challenges Germans face in China and how the industry is adapting to them.
Von Frank Sieren
His predecessor Bolsonaro got along well with Donald Trump and showed reservations toward China. But Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has a different plan for his country and is courting the leadership in Beijing. Xi Jinping thanks him with much pomp and calls him a "good old friend" in Beijing.
Von Jörn Petring
