#China has become #Germany’s largest #trade #partner, surpassing the #UnitedStates. China is far more important than the #US for sustaining Germany’s #export-led #economy. Maintaining relations with #Beijing is as vital to #Berlin as the #gas from #Russia is for Germany’s long-term development.
In fact, the U.S. trade war and #Huawei #sanctions have arguably given #China's #government the necessary cover for something it has long desired. Since the revelations by Edward #Snowden in 2013 that detailed the participation of American tech companies in U.S. government #surveillance, Beijing has seen dependence on American #technology as a national #security #threat.
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