ALSDORF, Germany — China was long a lucrative market for Germany Inc., but the Asian giant’s rise in high-tech fields has put the heat on Europe’s industrial powerhouse and its companies, big and small. Insatiable Chinese demand for German exports, from cars to factory equipment, helped underpin a long boom in the eurozone’s biggest economy, but times have changed, adding to the country’s economic headwinds. As Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly readies to make his inaugural visit to the world’s second-biggest economy later this month, a pressing issue will be how to navigate evolving commercial ties. One of the many German companies […]... Keep on reading: 'China shock': Germany struggles as key market turns business rival