Scholz warns China not to use force to alter Taiwan status quo

German leader to deepen relationships with Asian partners in policy shift

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks with Nikkei Asia at the Chancellery in Berlin, ahead of his trip to Japan. (Photo by Marlies Matthes)

SHOGO AKAGAWA, Nikkei editor-in-chief for Europe, Middle East and Africa

BERLIN -- Germany will reduce its economic reliance on China, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an exclusive interview with Nikkei Asia, pledging that the country will avoid "one-sided dependencies on individual countries, as well as open up new sales markets."

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