Claudia Wessling

Claudia Wessling leads communications and publications at MERICS. She is a seasoned journalist and Asia expert focusing on China and Indonesia. She has written on digitalization in China, Sino-German relations, Hong Kong and the Belt & Road. Prior to joining MERICS, Claudia was an editor at the foreign policy desk of news agency Agence France-Presse in Berlin.

Articles

Germany’s New China Strategy: Ambitious Language, Ambiguous Course

Germany is still struggling to find the right balance between business and politics — and between national and European interests — in its approach to China.