China finds unlikely allies in Germany's far right and far left

Foreign policy alignment of AfD and Left Party could weaken hawkish China bent

20230419 German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag

The influence of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is growing. Recent polls show it has surpassed the Greens as Germany's third most popular party. (Source photo by Reuters) 

JENS KASTNER, Contributing writer

HAMBURG, Germany -- The German government's increasingly strong line on China is coming under fire from smaller parties on both the extreme right and left, whose growing popularity could pressure Berlin to soften its line on Beijing.

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