Forced labor: Siemens boss warns Baerbock against “confrontational foreign policy” towards China

Roland Busch urges respect for China. An EU import ban on products from Chinese forced labor would also jeopardize part of the energy transition.

Vor einem konfrontativen Kurs in der Außenpolitik rät der Siemens-Chef ab. Quelle: dpa

Roland Busch

The Siemens boss advises against taking a confrontational course in foreign policy. (Photo: dpa)

Munich Siemens boss Roland Busch has faced a confrontation with the People’s Republic of China warned and demanded “respectful handling” . “China is rightly a very self-confident country. In 20 years it has lifted a billion people out of poverty and established a veritable middle class, “said Busch of the” Süddeutsche Zeitung “(Friday). Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) urges Human rights violations on a tougher stance against the communist regime in Beijing. She is calling for an EU import ban on products that have been manufactured using forced labor. The Siemens boss said Baerbock has not yet been in contact with him as chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business on this topic. Mistakes in China “cannot be resolved through a confrontational foreign policy,” said Busch. “If export bans are issued, these could mean that we can no longer buy solar cells from China – then the energy transition will come to an end at this point.”

He is optimistic that the Greens will advance issues such as traffic, transport, buildings and climate protection, but he hopes to use a sense of proportion. “Of course we could get out of coal as early as 2022, but then we went to Germany turn off the lights, ”said the Siemens boss. The electric car also charges “colorful electricity, not green. There is only rapid progress if one is not too dogmatic. ”

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