BERLIN—Germany has signaled it will push for a tougher EU line towards China, adding language to a draft document that would see a stronger demand for “reciprocity”—seen as code for access for European firms—and a new emphasis on “values.”
Germany takes over the rotating presidency of the EU in the second half of this year. It has set out its policy plans for the presidency in a draft reviewed by Reuters on June 15, which supersedes an earlier draft compiled in March.
