A senior Social Democrat lawmaker , part of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition, called on Saturday for a shift in Germany’s China policy after Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul postponed a Beijing trip.

Wadephul, a member of Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), cancelled the trip on Friday after Beijing confirmed only one of his requested meetings, a move that pointed to rising tensions over trade and security matters.

“The short-term cancellation of the trip to China does not bode well for an improvement in tense German-Chinese relations,” said Adis Ahmetovic, foreign policy spokesperson for the Social Democrats (SPD).

“We need to rethink Germany’s China strategy. More than ever, we need an active, strategic foreign policy that focuses on dialogue, clarity and long-term inter

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