German Intelligence Director: Russia is the current storm China is long -term climate

The German intelligence department competent on Monday (October 17) warned that China can use shares on key infrastructure as a leverage to achieve political goals.The head of the German Intelligence Department (Constitutional Defense-BFV) said that when talking to foreign partners about China, they always said: "Russia is a storm and China is a climate change."

Berlin is currently controversial whether China Shipping Corporation COSCO Group invests in Hamburg Port.The head of the German intelligence department raised the above warning.

Reuters quoted German government sources reports that the Ministry of Economic Affairs controlled by the German Green Party hopes to veto one of the dock shares of the most important Hong Kong Hamburg Port in Germany.Acquisition.

This dispute reflects a wider and fierce debate -how Germany should reduce its dependence on the largest trading partner China.After the invasion of Ukraine in Russia, the danger of relying on an increasingly powerful authoritarian country has become more prominent.

China urges Germany to "not politicize normal economic and trade cooperation, let alone protectism on the grounds of national security."

At a parliamentary hearing of a series of security issues, the heads of the German International and domestic intelligence agencies said they could not publicize the bidding of Zhongyuan Group, but overall urged to act with caution.

BRUNO Kahl, head of the German International Intelligence Agency (Federal Intelligence Agency-Bnd), said at the parliamentary hearing: "We have a very rigorous and rigorous attitude towards China's participation in key infrastructure."It is also pointed out that the port should be considered a key infrastructure, so it is necessary to carefully review any possible investment.

He added that Germany should expect that China will use technology or economic strength, including 5G infrastructure to achieve its ideas."If there is political differences between China and Germany, these methods will come in handy."

The German domestic intelligence department (constitutional defense-BFV) director Thomas Haldenwang said that the shares of key infrastructure may also open the door to destroy and affect public opinion.

He said: "When I talked to China with foreign partners, they always said: 'Russia is a storm and China is a climate change'. So we have to do this for this climate change in the next few years.Good preparation. "