Merkel’s Top Diplomat Warns China Over Taiwan ‘Threats’
- German minister condemns threat over Czech visit to Taiwan
- China’s Wang reiterates visit crossed a ‘red line’ for Beijing
Wang Yi and Heiko Maas leave after a joint press conference in Berlin, on Sept. 1.
Photographer: Michael Sohn/AFP via Getty Images
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A tense back-and-forth in Berlin on Tuesday showed how a planned Chinese charm offensive in Europe only appears to have backfired.