Germany wants to strengthen its commitment in the Indo-Pacific region: Chancellor Scholz is setting an example with his visit to Japan. His predecessors Merkel and Schröder traveled to China first.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) ended his visit to Japan in Tokyo with a visit to a hydrogen plant.
The Chiyoda Corporation has developed a process in which hydrogen is combined with a solvent so that it can be transported in conventional containers and cargo ships.
Scholz met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday and agreed to work more closely with him. “My trip is also a clear political signal that Germany and the European Union want to continue and intensify their commitment in the Indo-Pacific region,” explained Scholz.
He said it was “no coincidence” that he was visiting Japan first in this part of the world. His predecessors Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schröder traveled to China first. Japan is one of the G7 of the economically strongest democracies and will take over the presidency of this group of states from Germany at the turn of the year. China is Germany’s most important trading partner. At the same time, the autocratic People’s Republic is increasingly perceived as a system rival.
Source: Stern
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