Germany has the right to pursue whatever foreign policy it desires, writes TomRTweets. But the stakes demand that the U.S. not be an idle witness to actions that fundamentally counter its interests.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has publicly rejected the notion that democracies should restrict their trade relationships with Communist China in response to Beijing's degradation of human lives and international security. Scholz did so by observing on Tuesday that"globalization has been a success story that enabled prosperity for many people. We must defend it. Decoupling is the wrong answer.
It's unclear if many in Washington will notice. After skillfully cultivating U.S. media and think tank favor, Germany has mastered the art of avoiding heavy U.S. criticism for maximizing its own interests at America's expense. There is no better example of this dynamic than the favor former German Chancellor Angela Merkel won in the United States, even though her premiership was a catastrophe for Western security interests.
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