China is strategically undermining the German industry. While the German government blames internal bureaucracy or low productivity, the real reason for the European economic malaise is the Chinese state.
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/20/germany-urged-stop-admiring-beijing-china-deindustrialisation

Germany urged to stop admiring Beijing and wake up to ‘China Shock 2.0’

‘China has already eaten much of German industry’s lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,’ thinktank says

The Guardian

@jhlyon

"the real reason for the European economic malaise is the Chinese state."

No, that's one but by far not the only reason:

Too many industries, particularly the German car industry, and by extension politicians, were ignorant and arrogant and downright stupid enough to insist on their old, fossil business models and thereby *voluntarily* leaving modern technologies to Chinese companies.

That was open to see to anyone at the latest in 2015.