is dominant position in digital tech germany's economy minister peter altmire unveiled the first draft of a new plan. arm a german companies like siemens and thyssen krupp against hostile takeovers that's the goal of the german government's new investment strategy which elevates industrial success to the national interest after recent years or china by one company after another germany's economic affairs minister says berlin can't afford to sell its high tech peyton's to foreign powers. but there's fear and i think that when certain countries and specific companies use very aggressive tactics to expand their market share then we have the right responsibility to respond as we have done all of this originally. so argue and hugh carnegy minister sees a greater role for the state and greater relief for businesses in areas like energy costs or taxes merges should be made easier but critics warn of too much government involvement in a response got equivalent to guaranteeing the existence of individual businesses because there are some outstanding firms that rake in profits but there are othe

german government is taking a hands on approach to defend prosperity germany economy minister peter altmire has laid out a broad industrial strategy to bolster the country's exports champions in the face of chinese n.g.o.s coming. it's also on the show no new year's celebrations provide a boon to vietnam's incensed villagers. and german chancellor angela merkel is stressing the need for a multilateral approach to global trade that at the end of the visits to japan. welcome to your business asia i want to jones and berlin german chancellor angela merkel is wrapping up her two day visit to japan on tuesday she met with university students stressing again the need for a new multilateral approach to global trade talking at university in america address the ongoing trade disputes between the u.s. and china saying that germany and japan would be the first to feel the fallout if chinese consumption collapses due to the trade tensions. now asked about business relations with china and ongoing concerns about a data protection mackall also spoke about the role chinese technology giants your way could

but first german economy minister peter altmire is holding talks with american officials in berlin today. on the possibility of importing more natural gas from the u.s. ally and g.e. is the liquefied form of natural gas that once it's cool down to minus one hundred sixty degrees it has a much smaller volume making it easier to ship and to trade around the globe now the u.s. has long been the largest producer of natural gas but the country has only recently begun to break into the out and g. market still it is expanding quickly the experts say the u.s. could become of the third largest exporter in the world by two thousand and twenty after qatar and australia there the u.s. currently has three ports to load alan g. of the company are here operates two facilities in louisiana texas and dominion energy operates a facility out of maryland more than a dozen other terminals are currently under construction or planned a receiving terminals and germany are also being built and in forty other countries around the world so this is expanding now today's talks come amid heightened tensions between t

a new strategy to protect its industrial sector in the face of new challenges economy minister peter altmire unveiled the national industrial strategy twenty thirty in frankfurt a behind the snappy titles a sea change in german thinking the adult wants the state to intervene more in the economy to stop vital parts being sold off to foreign investors. from a german companies like siemens and thyssen krupp against hostile takeovers that's the goal of the german government's new investment strategy which elevates industrial success to the national interest after recent years or china by one company after another germany's economic affairs minister says berlin can't afford to sell its high tech peyton's to foreign powers. the flow but there is fear and i think that when certain countries and specific companies use very aggressive tactics to expand their market share then we have the right responsibility to respond there's we've done of this originally started to argue that the economy minister sees a greater role for the state and greater relief for businesses in areas like energy costs or taxes

is dominant position in digital tech germany's economy minister peter altmire has given an address outlining the country's industry strategy here's some of what he said. we are achieving a turnaround namely that germany moves from being a passive observer of developments which are in full swing in the us japan and china to an actor that must be. we must approach it in an impartial and confident way with a determination to succeed that. ok joining me now is my colleague monica jones from businesses welcome monica before we talk about the strategy first to me i mean jelly is the largest economy in europe why does it need an industry strategy what if you've mentioned some of the things in your introduction already i mean for one there is this huge competition obviously and china's big appetite for german technology and the competition when it comes to the new technology especially if it digitalisation in the united states and there germany is lagging behind dreadfully i remember and you will remember that just a couple of months ago we heard and an industry survey which was released by the o.e.