PoliticsGermanyGermany-China relations after Merkel04:16This browser does not support the video element.PoliticsGermany09/24/2021September 24, 2021Though German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been critical of China's human rights record, trade ties between the countries have grown stronger under her watch. DW's Richard Walker looks at the foreign-policy tightrope Merkel's successor will inherit.Copy linkAdvertisement