Economic Diplomacy as an Answer Towards Global Challenges: The Experiences of Sino-German Economic Cooperation

HowUnkauf, Urs canSchumann, Michael economicUrs Unkauf of Germany’s Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade diplomacy can bring about more understanding at the international level and what benefit does it provides in the current constellation of international relations? Economic diplomacy can be understood as the ability of entrepreneurial actors to build new bridges complementary to state foreign policy and the example of Sino-German economic relations shows that business provides real insight into China’s competence, exemplifying how mechanisms of cooperation can function effectively despite political divergences.