Germany and China: The New Special Relationship

Germany and China: The New Special Relationship
By Stephan Richter | Thursday, August 30, 2012 http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?storyid=9734

For several decades, the Americans believed they "owned" the West's relationship with China. The most recent symbol of that is the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue between the two governments. But then, a woman entered the global diplomatic game. Hint: It's not Hillary Clinton. It's Angela Merkel, the world's leading woman politician. Stephan Richter explains.