Germany in Asia

While the whole world is talking about Chancellor Scholz’s controversial visit to China, Germany’s ties with Japan are growing quietly but significantly.

In Tokyo for a port call by the frigate Bayern, the German navy chief underscored his country's concerns about freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific.

As Merkel’s lengthy term comes to an end, the frigate deployment may be the beginning of a sea change in Germany’s China approach.

Like Monday’s summit, Berlin’s regional strategy tinkers around the edges of trade policy without risking the cost of a full-fledged strategic reckoning with China.

Berlin may be considering a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea. Here’s why that matters.

This year's Berlin Pulse charts public opinion toward China, the U.S., and Germany's foreign policy overall.

Can Germany lead an "alliance of multilateralists"? Is there a constituency for the idea in the Asia-Pacific?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev that Germany wants to be "Uzbekistan's reliable partner."

A hundred years ago, the German empire slowly shed its Asian possessions.