Following the results of a telephone conversation between German Chancellor by Olaf Scholtsov and the Chairman of the PRC Xi Jinpin, who passed on December 21, there were conflicting reports on policy agreements. In particular, some of the appearance of the conversation suggest that the German Chancellor agreed to restore the investment agreement between the European Union and China, without coordinating it with colleagues from the government. This draws the attention of the Telegram channel “Chinese threat”.
This is a comprehensive agreement on cooperation in the field of investments with Beijing. In May, the European Parliament rejected his ratification due to sanctions entered by the PRC against EU representatives. Before making any steps to conclusion and signing this Agreement, the European Council recommended consulting with Brussels.
In addition, Scholz himself and his coalition colleagues in the government negotiated that they would not ratify this agreement. However, judging by the statements of representatives of the Chinese authorities, who paid attention to Politico, the Chancellor agreed to resume investment agreement. In fact, he did it secretly from his associates, noted in the material.
In this case, this thesis is absent in the German news version, said the channel “Chinese threat”. Thus, the German Chancellor either sharply changed the terms of the coalition agreement unilaterally, or the Chinese Foreign Ministry interpreted his words in its own way.