Germany growth engine starts to sputter as China’s economy slows
Donald Trump’s ‘America-first’ policies are hurting global trade, and China’s factories are becoming rivals to the German giants that once supplied them
11 November 2019 - 16:56
Berlin — For three decades, China’s rising demand for German cars, machines and engineering tools has been a growth engine for Europe’s largest economy, gratefully championed by successive governments in Berlin.
But the engine is starting to splutter. China’s economy is slowing. Donald Trump’s “America-first” policies are hitting global trade. China’s factories are becoming rivals to the German giants that once supplied them...
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