TREE NEWS update: China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) chairman Hildegard Muller in Beijing on the morning of September 21. The two sides exchanged views on China-Germany automotive industry cooperation and China-EU economic and trade relations. No further details of the meeting were disclosed.
China Commerce Minister Wang Wentao Meets German Auto Industry Association Chairman Muller
AI take
A meeting between China's commerce minister and the head of Germany's auto industry lobby is a signal that both sides still want a working channel on autos, even as China-EU trade friction runs hot. For German automakers, the VDA carries more weight in Beijing than individual firms, which matters when tariff and market-access questions are on the table. No details were disclosed, so the substance is unclear — whether this contact translates into anything concrete on China-EU auto trade is the open question.
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