German Vice Chancellor Says China’s Russia Support Hurt Ties

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Robert Habeck, left, with Zheng Shanjie in Beijing on June 23. Photographer: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/picture alliance/Getty Images
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China’s support for Russia in the war against Ukraine is the main reason for the deterioration in economic relations between Berlin and Beijing, Germany Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said Saturday.

“It is also important for China, which is supporting Russia in this war, to understand that German and European security interests are already directly affected by this conflict,” Habeck said at the opening of the German-Chinese cooperation dialog on climate change and green transformation in Beijing.