The Chinese government has criticized the debate in Germany about the entry of its state-owned company Cosco at a container terminal in the port of Hamburg. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, “We hope the German side will refrain from politicizing commercial cooperation and making it something about ideology or security.” It should also be avoided to set up hurdles for such cooperation. The advantages and disadvantages of the entry are “very clear” to the German side, said the spokesman. The controversial entry of Cosco at the container terminal is again in question six months after a fundamental decision by the federal government. The reason is that the Tollerort terminal is now classified as critical infrastructure.
Port of Hamburg – warnings from Beijing – economy
