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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 analystOn 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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