The article in the magazine is unfortunately poorly researched. Especially when it comes to defence technology, 99% of most sectors involve a German company. For example, you could mention Zeiss as a manufacturer of lenses, without which a Lockheed missile would not hit a target, or Bosch and Siemens for the electronics. Then there's the optics sector, where there are just 3 German companies on the global market that cover everything. And I don't even want to go into the comment by the lady from Nigeria. They have already sold out to China like several African countries, so I expect a statement like that so as not to upset the Communist Party in Beijing.
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@Der_Dividenden_Monteur I agree, some African countries have unfortunately sold out to China for a quick buck. China is thus securing the raw material deposits there and solving part of its population problem by letting poor farmers from the western provinces work in Africa. In the long term, the countries will become more and more politically and economically dependent on China. This is colonialism 2.0, nothing else.
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@Der_Dividenden_Monteur I see two main arguments in your contribution. The first argument is in our favor, but we should do our utmost to prevent other countries from relying on us and instead say that we will support such companies in our country and no longer have to put up with the moral finger pointing from Germany. The strength of the German hidden champions must be preserved and promoted at all costs. On the second point: Absolutely, the lady is of course not without self-interest. But in my opinion, the statement does hit the nail on the head. Germany often comes across as know-it-all in the world. People didn't like classmates like that at school and I'm sure many countries feel the same way. We have to be careful that not all countries are just annoyed by us or don't want to talk to us at all.
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•@Mister_ultra On point 1: most hidden champions are so hidden that they are usually under the radar of political influence. Which I see as a big advantage here. A good example of this is the current Formnext trade fair in Frankfurt. There are some booths with 10 employees that you've never heard of, but which are as far along in 3D printing as the big ones will only be in 5 years. On point 2: it's a bit like the Americans, derisively decried as the world police, but nevertheless every country is happy to have an American base and can therefore feel safe.
And something else about the German Free nonsense from the magazine: The largest water bottler in the USA, Niagara Bottling, had it written into the contracts with my former employer that 90% of the fitters have to be German, because they don't want to work with Americans
And something else about the German Free nonsense from the magazine: The largest water bottler in the USA, Niagara Bottling, had it written into the contracts with my former employer that 90% of the fitters have to be German, because they don't want to work with Americans
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