来华访问的德国总统弗兰克-瓦尔特·施泰因迈尔周四在北京表示，德国并不寻求与中国脱钩，但必须捍卫自身的经济利益。这呼应了总理弗里德里希·默茨此前访问邻国时采取的立场。
Germany is not seeking to decouple from China, but must defend its economic interests, visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Beijing on Thursday, echoing the line taken by Chancellor Friedrich Merz during his tour of neighbouring countries.
施泰因迈尔在北京大学发表讲话时坚称，欧洲的目标不是切断与世界第二大经济体的联系，而是以更公平的基础重塑双方关系。
Speaking at Peking University, Steinmeier insisted that Europe’s goal was not to sever ties with the world’s second-largest economy, but to reset the relationship on a fairer footing.
他对学生和教职员工表示：“我们作为欧洲人的目标是明确的。我们不想与中国脱钩。”
“Our goal as Europeans is clear. We do not want decoupling from China,” he told students and academic staff.
他表示：“我们希望塑造贸易，使其继续为双方带来利益。简而言之，共赢不能变成一方赢一方输。只有双方都有所收获，伙伴关系才能行之有效。”在此番言论发表之前，默茨于周二发出警告称，与北京经济脱钩将是一个“重大错误”，既不会让欧洲“更安全”，也不会让欧洲“更繁荣”。
“We want to shape trade so that it continues to bring benefits to both sides. In short, win-win must not turn into win-lose. Partnership works only when both sides have something to gain.”His comments followed a warning from Merz on Tuesday, who said in Singapore that economic decoupling from Beijing would be a “big mistake” that would not make Europe “safe” or “more prosperous”.
相反，他指出，德国正在采取一种以去风险和多元化为核心的务实路线，以减少能源、供应链和关键原材料等领域的“不健康、单方面依赖”。
Instead, he said, Germany was adopting a realistic approach centred on de-risking and diversification to reduce “unhealthy, one-sided dependencies” in areas such as energy, supply chains and critical raw materials.
两年前，由于担心国家补贴，欧盟对中国电动汽车征收了关税。自那以后，北京以对欧洲白兰地、猪肉和乳制品征收关税作为回应，并限制了关键矿产的出口。
Two years ago, the European Union imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles because of concerns about state subsidies. Since then, Beijing has responded with tariffs on European brandy, pork and dairy products and restricted exports of critical minerals.
北京与布鲁塞尔本月早些时候达成了一项协议，该协议可能会使中国混合动力汽车的出口量减少一半以上。欧洲官员称赞这是重新平衡贸易关系的关键第一步。
An agreement reached earlier this month between Beijing and Brussels, which could cut Chinese exports of hybrid cars by more than half, was described by European officials as a crucial first step in rebalancing trade relations.
施泰因迈尔对对话有助于缓和紧张局势表达了信心，并补充说该协议证明了“解决方案是可能的”。他还强调，德国将与欧盟其他成员国采取一致行动。
Steinmeier expressed confidence that dialogue could help ease tensions, adding that the agreement proved “solutions are possible”. He also stressed that Germany would act in concert with the rest of the EU.
面对与中国不断膨胀的贸易逆差，欧洲最大经济体德国似乎改变了立场。
Faced with a ballooning trade deficit with China, Germany – Europe’s largest economy – appears to have shifted its position.
两年前，为了保护本国汽车制造商在中国的巨额投资和市场份额，德国曾对欧盟针对中国电动汽车的关税投下反对票。
Two years ago, it voted against the tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect its carmakers’ extensive investments and market share in China.
但去年，欧盟对中国的货物贸易逆差激增至3700亿欧元（合4120亿美元）以上，今年更有望突破4000亿欧元——欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩将这一数字斥为“不可持续的”。施泰因迈尔表示，欧洲绝不能容忍自身的工业基础流失，并补充说，自身崛起建立在工业化基础之上的中国应该理解这一点。
But the EU’s goods trade deficit with China swelled to over €370 billion (US$412 billion) last year and is on track to surpass €400 billion this year – a figure European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has branded “unsustainable.”Steinmeier said that Europe could not allow its industrial base to be lost, adding that China, whose own rise was built on industrialisation, should understand this.
全欧洲对采取更坚定措施的呼声正在积聚势头。上周五，欧盟部长们呼吁对中国进口商品进一步施加限制，同时探索更多贸易防务机制，例如对塑料制品实施进口配额。
The push for firmer measures is gaining momentum across Europe. Last Friday, EU ministers called for further limits on Chinese imports while exploring additional trade defence mechanisms, such as import quotas on plastics.
施泰因迈尔周四表示：“我们德国人不希望世界分裂成各个集团。我们不希望出现新的集团对抗。”他补充说，欧洲人“并不害怕中国的崛起”，“一方的崛起并不意味着另一方的衰落”。
On Thursday, Steinmeier said: “We Germans do not want the world to fracture into blocks. We do not want a new block confrontation.”He added that Europeans had “no fear of China rising,” but “the rise of one does not mean the decline of another”.
除了贸易问题外，施泰因迈尔敦促北京利用自身的外交影响力，与其他国家合作，促使俄罗斯停止对乌克兰的攻击并进入严肃的和平谈判。
Beyond trade, Steinmeier urged Beijing to use its diplomatic weight and work with other countries to get Russia to halt its attacks on Ukraine and enter serious peace negotiations.
在此次推动之前，下个月将在深圳举行亚太经合组织峰会，届时可能会举行涉及中国、俄罗斯和美国的关于乌克兰和中东战争的三边会谈。
The push comes ahead of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen next month, which could see three-way talks involving China, Russia and the United States about the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
俄罗斯官方通讯社塔斯社周四报道称，克里姆林宫表示此类会晤是有可能的，但尚未达成最终协议。
On Thursday, Russian state news agency Tass reported that the Kremlin had said such a meeting was possible, but no final agreement had been reached.