Germany’s China Risks: Geoeconomics vs Geopolitics? (Bonus 2)

In this bonus episode, we speak with DGAP CEO Dr. Guntram Wolff and Natixis Chief Economist Dr. Alicia Garcia-Herrero about the scale of Germany’s exposure to an increasingly aggressive China in particular, and the challenge of diversifying German supply chains to mitigate geopolitical risks, especially in critical sectors. We hear about competing views of friendshoring, dependency and even the desirability of buying Russian gas.

The conversation is again structured by the ongoing tensions between geopolitical and geoeconomic perspectives. Especially on questions of weighing competing risks: to security on the one hand and to prosperity on the other.