Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock begins a visit to China on Thursday aiming to reassert a common European Union policy toward Beijing days after remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron suggested disarray in the continent's approach to the rising superpower, APA reports citing Reuters.
Macron provoked a backlash in the United States and Europe when he called on the European Union to reduce dependence on the U.S. and cautioned against being drawn into a crisis over Taiwan driven by an "American rhythm and a Chinese overreaction."
Baerbock must make Germany's position on Taiwan clear during her visit, German foreign policy parliamentarian Nils Schmid said.
The foreign minister is due to meet her counterpart Qin Gang and China's top diplomat Wang Yi on the two-day trip.
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