Just a few days before German Chancellor Olaf Scholz went to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping, he received a warning from the United States.
It is understood that Scholz will pay a one-day visit on Friday to Beijing in his efforts to secure a new national strategy with China in diversifying the supply chain and improving security.
China, is Germany's major trading partner and the main source of income for many of its largest companies.
In addition, the visit is also likely to see issues such as business interests and human rights violations being discussed by the two leaders.
Meanwhile, in a separate report, the Biden administration warned Germany and other European countries not to allow China to dominate companies in strategic sectors.
This follows Germany's action that allowed Chinese state-owned shipping conglomerate Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. Purchased a 24.9% stake in one of the port terminals in Hamburg.
US officials fear that Scholz will create the same dependence on Russia that has now made it difficult for Germany to live without natural gas from Moscow.
