Name: Germany’s China Problem
Uploaded: 2021-05-17T14:57:27.000Z
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Welcome to China Uncensored, I'm Chris Chappell.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel  has gotten a lot of criticism

Which is weird because normally  Angela Merkel seems so tough.

But I guess she melted when Xi Jinping  went all “panda diplomacy” on her.

Stop falling for their stupid cuteness, people!

But it's not just stupid pandas causing  Angela Merkel to be soft on China.

It's also German companies that  want to do business in China.

And Merkel is facing a revolt from  parliament for her reluctance to ban Huawei.

told her that Huawei worked  with Chinese Intelligence.

Germany often sets the tone  for the rest of Europe.

For example, when Germany goes to  war, the rest of Europe does too.

But all jokes aside, if Germany  were willing to use their power

to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party,

it would probably mean that China  couldn't get a foothold in most of Europe.

Unfortunately, certain people  in the German government

seem to have a soft spot  for authoritarian regimes.

a top German official hushed up a  report on China's influence in Germany.

“A high-ranking German official suppressed  a sensitive intelligence report in 2018

out of fear it would damage  business ties with China.”

Funny how different a decision like  that looks in light of the coronavirus. 

The report looked at how  the Chinese Communist Party

has been seeking to influence every level

of German government, society, and business.

The report probably should  have taken a closer look

at the unnamed German official  who suppressed the report. 

Now according to Axios, Merkel did see the report.

And there's a reason why some  segments of the German government

have been so reluctant to ruffle China's feathers.

The former German Ambassador to China said,

“Germany depends on exports to a high degree,

and that gives business a large influence.

Business representatives talk to the  government and are used to being listened to.”

For example, Germany's largest  telecom is 32% state owned.

And guess what? It relies  heavily on Huawei technology. 

And “It has lobbied strongly against any action

that would make it harder for it to roll out 5G.

often eager to defend the  interests of German industry,

Volkswagen has had to defend its  operations in China's Xinjiang.

You know, where there's been a lot  of ethnic slave labor being used.

I knew there was a reason  Hitler liked the Volkswagen. 

But somehow I don't associate  the Volkswagen Bug with genocide.

Volkswagen has actually been  in China since the 1980s.

has had economic ties with  the Chinese Communist Party. 

including engineering behemoth Siemens, car  giant Volkswagen and chemical maker B.A.S.F.

were among the first Western companies  to make big bets on China in the 1980s.”

And Germany's economic relationship with China

has gotten closer and closer under Angela Merkel.

“In the 15 years since she took  over as chancellor in 2005,

German exports to China have quintupled.”

China is Germany's largest trading partner. 

And the Chinese Communist Party is working hard

to make sure the status quo  in Germany is maintained.

Huawei even wants to set up  a media outlet in Germany.

“The Chinese technology company  is looking for an editor-in-chief

to lead Huawei's news offering [in Germany].”

I wonder how Huawei News will report  on German-China relations and Huawei?

That's crazy. That's like Verizon  setting up a news office in America.

If Verizon were headquartered in Pyongyang.

has completely ignored  China's human rights issues.

They do talk about them. Merkel has  even met with the Dalai Lama. Twice. 

But while the German government is  willing to occasionally criticize  

they're not going to stop  doing business with them.

may have bought into the  Communist Party's propaganda

that China is just different  and shouldn't be judged. 

“We can't judge the Chinese  according to our standard of values,

including as the Asia point man  for Germany's main industry lobby.”

Hmm, I wonder whether he's in that hushed  up report on China's influence in Germany.

But clearly, the future of Europe...  is being fought in Germany.

And now it's time for me to  answer a question from one of you,

who supports China Uncensored through  the crowdfunding website Patreon.

Jenny Wong asks, “Hi Chris. Why Vatican/ the Pope

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