China criticizes German call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as ‘protectionism’

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks during the daily briefing in Beijing, Friday, July 14, 2023. China on Friday criticized a German government call for reducing dependency on Chinese products and reducing other potentially unstable factors in bilateral relations, calling it a form of protectionism. (AP Photo/Liu Zheng) BEIJING – China on Friday criticized a German government call for reducing dependency on Chinese products and decreasing other potentially unstable factors in bilateral relations, calling it a form of protectionism. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that a long-awaited German government strategy for relations with China that pointed to a...