German Admiral Loses His Bearings on China

German naval officers have a right to their opinion. However, the leadership of the Bundeswehr has neither mandate nor authority to make politics itself, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.

When Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach characterised Russian President Vladimir Putin as an equal partner and ally against China, he didn’t exactly have the depth of a German frigate.

Read the full report: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.