Współpraca Chin z krajami Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej w ramach inicjatywy 16+1 – perspektywa niemiecka

Cooperation between China and Germany is becoming increasingly difficult because of China’s growing activity on the European continent. Berlin is aware of the need to create a common EU policy toward China and therefore seeks opportunities to build one in a situation of deepening cooperation between China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Germany perceives the 16+1 cooperation as a means of securing a larger number of Chinese investments in Europe and its broader neighborhood. However, Berlin is disturbed about the potential of the initiative as it can contribute to a deterioration of the EU’s investment principles and diminish the political unity of those member states which seek Chinese investments. Moreover, the Chinese initiative to advance cooperation with the countries of Eastern and Central Europe is seen in Berlin as an attempt to weaken Germany’s position as an advocate of the interests of Eastern and Central European countries on the European and global arena.