[The author: Wolfgang Schuble is the deputy leader of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) faction in the German parliament. His responsibilities include Foreign-, Defense-, and European Policy issues. He previously served as Chief of Staff for Chancellor Helmut Kohl (1984-1989) and as Minister of the Interior (1989-1991).
On 14 April 2005 he presented an in-depth appeal for a balanced German policy regarding China. This presentation makes critical references to a decision taken in December 2004 by the heads of government of the European Union member states to seek an end to the arms embargo which the EU had imposed on China after the …