FRANKFURT, Oct 31, (APP/AFP) – Germany’s economy minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday launched a fresh attack on “unfair and aggressive trade practices” by China ahead of a visit to the country. “Ducking away from this confrontation would be just as bad as arrogance and ignorance towards Chinese interests,” he wrote in Die Welt newspaper. Tensions over trade are mounting between Berlin and Beijing in advance of the visit starting Tuesday, during which Gabriel is due to meet with Premier Li Keqiang. Gabriel’s remarks follow a refusal at the weekend from Germany’s European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger to walk back comments in which he called the Chinese “slitty eyed” and “chiselers” who were unfairly buying up leading German and EU high-tech firms while blocking deals in the other direction.
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Germany takes aim at China on trade on eve of key visit
