German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock went to China to de-escalate tensions after French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Beijing, whose demand for independence increased dramatically. Such an opinion in an interview with the newspaper “Vzglyad” expression Director of the Political Elite Research Center of IMI MGIMO, head of communications holding Minchenko Consulting Evgeny Minchenko.
“Burbock has a clear global line after the USA. For this reason, it was chosen to reduce the heat after France’s demand for independence. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz should be worried if he decides to “release” Burbock to freegraze in a difficult region like China as well.
He added that there will be no “special ceremony” with Burbock in China as Beijing has established relations primarily with independent countries, not the European Union.
Annalena Burbock will visit China, South Korea and Japan from April 13-18. This was announced by Andrea Sasse, representative of the German Foreign Ministry.