{
  "id": 16729755,
  "title": "Trade: Steinmeier's message in China: \"I advise that we don't hide our light under a bushel\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/handel-steinmeiers-botschaft-in-china-ich-rate-dass-wir-unser-licht",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T09:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/handel-steinmeier-in-china-unser-licht-nicht-unter-den-scheffel-stellen/100262414.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is on a trip to China, his first since 2018, amid growing concerns about the country's trade surplus and its impact on Germany. Steinmeier warned against a \"black-and-white\" view of China and emphasized the need for cooperation, but also expressed concerns about the growing trade imbalance. He visited Hefei, a tech hub in eastern China, where he saw examples of successful German-Chinese cooperation, including a Volkswagen project. The trip comes as the EU and China are trying to negotiate a deal to reduce China's exports of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles to Europe. Steinmeier will also meet with Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping, in Beijing.",
  "summary": "In Hefei, the Federal President is promoting cooperation, while China's trade surplus is reaching new records. However, Steinmeier is also calling for more self-confidence in dealings with Peking.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}