German ambitions can no longer be hidden, Scholz's first visit to Asia, only to one country, releases three major signals

Angela Merkel, who has been in charge of Germany for 16 years in 2021, announced her retirement. Affected by the epidemic, Merkel's farewell visit was conducted by video. We affectionately call Merkel an old friend and welcome Merkel after her departure. After taking office, I will visit our country again.

During Merkel's tenure, she visited China 12 times. In addition to routine meetings, Merkel also visited other cities and even had cordial talks with farmers in our country. Thanks to Merkel's pragmatic foreign policy, our diplomatic and economic ties with Germany have grown stronger. It is worth mentioning that Merkel's foreign affairs visit itinerary in Asia always listed us as the first stop. Scholz visited Asia for the first time after taking over as German chancellor, but only visited Japan.

Scholz will pay a two-day foreign affairs visit to Japan from April 28, during which he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The two sides will discuss the transfer of the rotating presidency of the G7 Group, and also talk about the current international hot issues of Russia and Ukraine. situation. After the meeting, Scholz and Fumio Kishida held a joint press conference. Scholz said that Germany hopes to establish closer relations with Asia-Pacific countries with democratic values. Fumio Kishida reiterated the common position of Japan and Germany against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. , both sides agreed to gradually reduce dependence on Russian energy.

In fact, Scholz's trip to Asia revealed Germany's ambitions, and also released three major signals: First, Germany's foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region has undergone significant changes, and Scholz has abandoned the Merkel era. pragmatic policy, but choose camps on the basis of ideology. Second, Germany's foreign policy towards us has also changed. Scholz's trip to Asia did not list us as the first destination, and only planned to visit Japan as a country, and even made it clear that he would not visit us.

Third, Germany's position in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis has also changed, changing its previous role as a mediator to expressing support to Ukraine. Germany's ambition is to strengthen its own defense construction and compete with France to ensure Germany's core position within the EU. In fact, the change in German attitude is not good news for Europe and us.

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Although Scholz was elected as German Chancellor, due to his low approval rate, he was unable to form a cabinet independently. After many years, Germany once again ushered in the era of joint cabinet formation. Expert analysis believes that the formation of a joint cabinet means that there will be more contradictions and differences within Germany, and in this case, Germany cannot play more roles in EU affairs. After the election, Germany took a long time to determine the plan for a joint cabinet, and Merkel even served as caretaker chancellor before the new cabinet took office.

Shortly after Scholz took office, the Russian-Ukrainian crisis broke out, and European countries, including Germany, had to face the turbulent situation in the European region. Therefore, European countries such as Germany have also begun to increase their military budgets, hoping to safeguard their own national security interests. There are indeed inconsistencies in Germany's statements in many fields, which may be the disadvantage of the coalition, but it also reflects that Germany is in a critical period of transition. Once Germany and Japan strengthen ties, the situation in the Asia-Pacific region may become more complicated, and we should also remain vigilant.