| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 外交學系戰略與國際事務碩士在職專班 === 97 === From mid of 1990s, Germany and China both try to break apart from the restrain of the cold war. After the unity of German, its national power rises tremendously and hesitates to reach a matching international reputation. This year is the twenty anniversaries after the collapse of Berlin Wall. From the media report and statistic, the British prime minister and French president were worried if the unitized German would bring another worldwide disaster. Since the current prime minster of Germany, Angela Merkel, sworn in office, she has been rated as the most influential and powerful woman in the world. It could be said that under her leadership, Germany is recovering its past glory.
This year is also the twenty year anniversary of the“Tiananmen Square protests of 1989”in mainland China, after that event, China was isolated from the international community; then, the highest leader of China pushed the reform of free market economy with unmatched vision and determination, and gave China the chance to become one of the G2 of Today. This force the only surviving super-power of the cold war, the United States, without any choice but to seek support and cooperation from China on many international issues, and it can be said that China’s influence in the international politics and economic cannot be denied or overlooked.
As a result, the powerful Germany of the western world, facing the rising influential China, is challenged with the unavoidable task to plan and execute their diplomatic policies to mainland china in order to benefit the German, and secure their voice and influence in international affair- a privilege that German is not willing to yield ground.
During the rule of Helmut Kohl government, German knew that the development of Asia, especially, China, would play a very important role in the future. Germany was the first country of the European union to make new Asia policy in order to realize the interest and strategic goal of Germany in this region. Since Gerhard Schröder defeated Helmut Kohl to gain office, he visited China six times in his term, and gave no reserve in developing Germany China relation, and pushed the diplomatic relation between China and Germany to a unprecedented level, and he was called by the Chinese media as an old friend to the Chinese people, and as “the most popular German friend of the Chinese people”. There are new subtle changes in Germany’s China policy: focusing on developing democracy in China, building China as a country with laws, facilitate economic growth of China for German to gain economic benefits. All of that was the goal for the German government.
After Angela Merkel took charge from 2005, she made great adjustment toward German’s policies to China. Comparing to previous prime minister, she pressed hard on the trade deficit of German China trade, weapon trade, intellectual property rights and human rights. China never stop feeling the pressure from German. Especially in the earlier days, when Merkel’s term begun, the diplomatic relation between German and China turned sour when Merkel met Dalai Lama. Even though the argument got temporary ease, and the relation between two countries turns better, it is almost impossible to return the point when Schröder taking charge when the relation of two counties used to reach the peak. However, in front of Chinese strong economy development and its wild market, Merkel adapts the principle which not influences Germany trade as well as interacts with other countries. These days ‘economy weighs more than politics will still continue for long term.
Developing a good relationship with China is beneficial for German. German is the largest partner of European countries for mainland China. Actually, it is the country that China transfers technical skills most. Also, it is the country that Chinese government provides loan and un-paid donation most. For the above reason, Germany government will not expect the relationship with China to turn bad based on economy enefit.
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