Germany's China Position.

The official German position on China is about to become more hardline. Germany's relationship with China was decided almost solely by Chancellor Angela Merkel. The government more or less followed her lead in a cozy arrangement with Beijing.

But with Merkel gone, and if the Green party is part of a new coalition, Germany is likely to become more skeptical in its dealings with China. "The new government will be much closer to the Biden administration in a number of areas, including China," a Frankfurt strategist told TIE. "A lot of that closeness...