# Foreign-office China line collides with continued German industrial exposure

Date: 2023

In 2023 German industry remained heavily exposed to China even as [Baerbock](/people/annalena-baerbock)’s office drafted a rival framing. Exposure is a completed economic fact her strategy did not unwind in-year.

## People

- Annalena Baerbock: https://factrail.ai/people/annalena-baerbock

## Drivers

- Industrial-Policy Activism: https://factrail.ai/drivers/industrial-policy-activism

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-china-trade-exposure-2023/
- https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/regionaleschwerpunkte/asien/china-strategy

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-baerbock-china-habeck-trip