# Steinmeier says China must not create one-sided dependence in economic ties

https://mins.news/en/item/120321

- Reuters, 2026-10-29 07:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/germanys-steinmeier-says-china-must-avoid-one-sided-benefits-economic-ties-2026-10-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae2f72b53aa080001e546eb

> German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged China, in a Thursday address at a top-tier university in Beijing, not to create one-sided dependence in other markets as it pursues economic self-sufficiency.

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