What Scholz can learn in Japan for the turning point

Olaf Scholz upon his arrival in Hiroshima

At the G7 summit, the Federal Chancellor wants to address the issue of economic security with the other participants.

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Hiroshima, Brussels Japanese police cordoned off all roads as Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Hiroshima for the G7 summit on Thursday afternoon. Every three meters there are police officers dressed in white who guard the streets for kilometers.

The use of the police may seem inefficient, but otherwise Scholz can learn a lot from the hosts of this year’s G7 summit.

Japan is seen as a role model when it comes to geopolitical times. Whether on the subject of economic security or raw materials, the government in Tokyo recognized earlier than others that China is changing but not opening up – and is striving for a new global order.

“Japan has long followed a strategic approach. I am convinced that we can learn a lot from this,” said SPD Chancellor Scholz in a recent Handelsblatt interview.

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