Recently, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to China has attracted much attention, and in his talks with Chinese leaders after arriving in Beijing, both sides agreed that they should oppose trade protectionism, and that China and Germany certainly do not pose a security threat to each other, let alone have a conflict of interest between China and Germany. Now that Germany has made a favorable statement, this consensus has raised eyebrows on the issue of electric vehicles sold to the European market, which China is concerned about. During his visit to Tongji University in Shanghai, Scholz also answered questions from students about the legalization of marijuana in Germany.
On April 15, Scholz's plane landed in Shanghai, China's largest economic metropolis. He discusses various international issues with students at Tongji University. Scholz called for a level playing field for automakers. At the same time, he clearly supports the EU in opening up the auto market and not imposing punitive tariffs on Chinese cars.
On April 16, Chinese leaders met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Beijing, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange on issues of common concern between the two countries. As an important member of the European Union, Germany is willing to play an active role in promoting the sound development of relations between the EU and China. It can be seen that the German side has given a clear answer to the trade friction issues that China was concerned about in the early stage, and its statement is also conducive to the export of Chinese electric vehicles and other products to the European market.
It is worth mentioning that Scholz's trip to China, before arriving in Beijing for formal talks with Chinese leaders, also took two days to lead a delegation of German commercial enterprises to visit Chongqing and Shanghai, focusing on Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen and other car companies. It can be seen that although these companies are facing strong competition in the Chinese electric vehicle market, they are also worried about the consequences of tariffs caused by the escalation of Sino-European trade frictions, which is even more detrimental to their business performance in the Chinese market.
Now that Scholz has explicitly called for a level playing field for automakers and supports the EU's liberalization of the auto market, things are easy for China. Previously, the European Union publicly distorted the facts out of political needs, accusing China's electric vehicles of being "too cheap", and European Commission President von der Leyen also threatened to conduct "anti-dumping and anti-subsidy" investigations on China's electric vehicle exports to Europe, in an attempt to wave the stick of trade sanctions and carry out economic and trade suppression on China. Now that Germany, as a major member of the European Union, has spoken, it can be said that the main result of this visit is Scholz's commitment to China, which has basically given China a "reassurance".
Many German media also paid special attention to this detail, that is, Scholz also answered questions from Chinese students about the legalization of marijuana in Germany, after all, this is also a topic of considerable concern in Germany. The German news agency said on April 15 that when Scholz visited Tongji University in Shanghai, a student raised questions about the legalization of marijuana in Germany, because the student was about to study in Germany, and she was very worried that she would not be able to protect her health in that environment, so Scholz became a "drug counselor" to defend the legalization of marijuana officially implemented in Germany a few days ago. He pointed out that the regulation, which has been in force since April 1, aims to reduce marijuana consumption, not to increase it by taking it out of the gray ground, and that as long as he does not smoke it, he is 66 years old and has not smoked it.
However, this explanation is also far-fetched, since marijuana is legal, it will definitely lead more people to smoke it unscrupulously. Of course, this must be sensational in our country, how can this drug be legalized, sold, smoking? However, since Germany has recently passed a bill to legalize marijuana, why should Scholz defend the legalization of marijuana?
First, the political circles of Western countries attach importance to the so-called "public opinion" and think differently and differently. The legalization of marijuana in the United States and European countries is intensifying, and marijuana smoking in many states in the United States has been allowed by law. The German marijuana legalization law stipulates that adults can buy or own "recreational marijuana" of less than 30 grams, can privately grow marijuana within three plants, or go to the official German direct tobacco restaurant to enjoy "safe injections".
Second, after all, this is a bill passed by Scholz when he was in power, and if he even has to oppose his own policies, then he will not have the face to sit down anymore. The German government's legalization of marijuana is mainly aimed at squeezing the circulation space of black market marijuana, which can ensure safety, protect national health, and increase tax revenue by 4.7 billion euros and 27,000 jobs every year. It can be seen that the German government wants to pass a bill to allow German addicts to use it legally, so as to put an end to the black market trade, and also improve Germany's prestige and become a "model" in Europe again.
In addition, Scholz's visit is to promote exchanges and understanding between the two countries, and of course it is necessary to "tell the German story and make the German voice heard", and it is an important task for the head of government to explain the new policies that have attracted much attention. However, there are concerns that doing so will mislead Chinese university students. However, in the domestic environment, such drugs are absolutely not allowed to circulate, so there is no need to worry, but young people who go to Germany to study should be especially careful not to smoke marijuana under the inducement of friends or strangers.
In short, Scholz's trip to China was prepared, bringing a number of senior executives with him, including top executives of Siemens, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, BASF and Krupp, and hoping to leave France behind by making friends with China. For China, Germany's ice-breaking of China-EU relations has also given China hope that electric vehicles and other products will further open up the European market. As for the legalization of marijuana, as long as young Chinese people are clean and resolute not to touch these things, and pay attention to their daily diet, they don't need to worry too much. The legalization of marijuana in Germany is an internal affair of other countries, and it is inconvenient for us to interfere.