Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue Number: A208-W103
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A208-W103
Release Date: May 23, 2006
发布日：2006年5月23日
Topic: Wei Jingsheng: Germany Is Leading a Change in Europe's Policy on China (Central News Agency)
标题：魏京生：德国主导改变欧洲对中政策（中央社）
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Wei Jingsheng: Germany Is Leading a Change in Europe's Policy on China
Special Dispatch from Central News Agency Reporter Lin Yuli in Berlin
May 17, 2006
Well-known democracy leader Wei Jingsheng accepted a special interview from the Central News Agency. He said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is on her way to visit China, is guiding Europe's policy on China, moving from how it originally only paid heed to economic matters to now showing concern for human rights and democracy, both democracy advocates (of Mainland China) and the Taiwan government should strengthen relations with Europe and help them to learn the real situation in China and Cross-Strait. Wei Jingsheng said that during previous Chancellors Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schroeder's terms, German policy towards China put economic interests foremost, but the recently elected Angela Merkel has shown concern for the advance of human rights and democracy in China. She took the lead in opposing an end to the European Union's arms embargo on China, and has successfully guided Europe's policy towards China.
Wei Jingsheng pointed out that over the last few years, China focused most of its foreign policy energies on having the E.U.'s arms embargo ban lifted, but even after giving out so much money in contracts, it still didn't succeed in the end. After visiting Europe last year, Hu Jintao decided to wholeheartedly shift his foreign policy focus to America, and to concentrate his limited bargaining chips there. Wei said that democracy advocates and Taiwan should take this opportunity to strengthen their relationship with Europe.
During his theme speech at the Berlin "Conference for the Global Support of Democratization in China and Asia," Wei spoke about China's current situation and the prospects for democratization there, and was the subject to be interviewed by important news media such as " Süddeutsche Zeitung".
Chancellors Angela Merkel, along with Michael Gloss, German Economics Minister, will travel to China with a business delegation on May 20. This is her first time visiting China since taking the post last November.
(The Wei Jingsheng Foundation expresses its gratitude to Central News Agency for this report. It is responsible for the English translation from the original report.)
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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue Number: A208-W103
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A208-W103
Release Date: May 23, 2006
发布日：2006年5月23日
Topic: Wei Jingsheng: Germany Is Leading a Change in Europe's Policy on China (Central News Agency)
标题：魏京生：德国主导改变欧洲对中政策（中央社）
Original Language Version: Chinese (Chinese version at the end)
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魏京生：德国主导改变欧洲对中政策
（中央社记者林育立柏林十六日专电）著名民运领袖魏京生在柏林接受中央社专访时表示，即将启程访问中国的德国总理梅克尔此刻正主导欧洲的对中政策，从原来只重经济的方向改为关心人权和民主；不论民运人士或台湾政府此刻应加强对欧关系，让他们了解中国和两岸的实情。魏京生说，前总理柯尔与施若德时代德国的对中政策是经济利益摆第一；不过去年刚上台的梅克尔开始关心中国人权和民主的进展，率先反对欧盟解除对中国的武器禁运，成功主导欧洲的对中政策。
魏京生指出，武禁解除是中国近年来对欧外交的重头戏，不过花了这么多钱下订单却终究没成功；胡锦涛去年访欧后决定把外交重心全心全意放在美国，把有限的筹码集中在美国，民运人士和台湾应把握此刻加强对欧关系。
魏京生今天在全球民运人士召开的柏林“全球支援中国及亚洲民主化大会”上，针对中国时局和民主化前景发表专题演讲，并接受德国“南德时报”等重要媒体专访。
德国总理梅克尔率经济部长葛洛斯与工商代表团一行，预定五月二十日启程前往中国；这是她去年十一月就任以来第一次访问中国。
（感谢中央社记者林育立的报道。）
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