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Germany offers lessons in managing a relationship with China

Australia and Germany both have economies heavily geared to China. What can they learn from each other on de-risking without drama?

Rory MedcalfGeopolitical analyst

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On the heels of US alliance talks, military exercises, the AUKUS-infused drama of the Labor national conference, and the unifying World Cup joy of the Matildas, a visit by the German foreign minister may steal few Australian headlines this week.

Yet it is significant. Annalena Baerbock, a committed Green with a robust security agenda, is signalling German and wider European recognition that interests and values alike require greater engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

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Professor Rory Medcalf is head of the National Security College at the Australian National University.

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