German Minister Says China ‘Increasingly Aggressive’ in Asia-Pacific Region

Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speaks during a joint press conference with Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Germany’s foreign minister hit out Monday at what he called China’s repeated threats to “unilaterally change” borders in the Asia-Pacific region, calling Beijing “increasingly aggressive.”

“China repeatedly threatens, more or less openly, to unilaterally change the status quo and shift borders in its favor,” Johann Wadephul said in Japan, citing China’s behavior in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China Seas.

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