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    A BYD flagship store at the Ulmen car dealership on H?herweg Auto Mile in Düsseldorf, Germany, with new cars on display out front. Photo: VCG
Germany's industrial woes have increasingly become a hot topic of discussion. The latest Engineer Monitor report from professional association Verein Deutscher Ingenieure and the German Economic Institute offers a new look at the issue.
The report showed that there were 58,392 unemployed individuals in the engineering and information technology (IT) professions in the fourth quarter of 2025, the highest level since the survey began in 2011. 
Compared with the previous year, the number of unemployed increased by 16.7 percent, according to German media reports on Sunday.
These figures lay bare the challenges confronting the country's manufacturing sector. The reasons for the industrial woes are multiple. The soaring energy costs caused by geopolitical conflicts, the decline in exports caused by rising protectionism and low external demand, and the structural pain caused by industrial chain restructuring are all squeezing the space of German manufacturing.
Manufacturing is the backbone of Germany's economy, and engineers and IT specialists constitute the core force that sustains this pillar. For decades, the country's reputation for "Made in Germany" excellence was built on the expertise of these skilled professionals. Regardless of the macroeconomic ups and downs, preserving the stability and continuity of its industrial talent pool represents a strategic bottom line for Germany. 
Should large numbers of highly skilled technical professionals leave the industry or sit idle, industrial research and development (R&D) and production cycles will be disrupted. Over the longer term, such a waste of human capital will erode Germany's industrial innovation capacity and, ultimately, undermine the foundations of its global competitiveness.
In this context, the urgent task for Germany is to create sufficient quality positions for its technical talent. Should it fail to do so in the short term, then Germany needs to embrace a more open‑minded development approach. Shoring up its manufacturing base cannot be achieved solely through protecting domestic companies; it also requires a significant expansion of effective investment to create enough high‑quality jobs that can attract and retain skilled talent.
This is exactly where China‑Germany cooperation could deliver tangible results. According to the FDI Report 2025 published by Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), the total number of foreign investment projects in Germany fell 9.3 percent overall to 1,564 in 2025. Nonetheless, Chinese companies became the largest source of foreign investment projects in Germany in 2025, overtaking the US for the first time since 2017. 
Chinese companies launched 228 investment projects in Germany in 2025, up 14.6 percent year-on-year. More than one in five Chinese investment projects involved production and R&D activities, above the overall average for foreign investment projects in Germany. This is a sign that Chinese firms are deepening their integration into the local industrial base, according to GTAI.
Observers noted the trend, pointing out that China is becoming an important force in driving German re‑industrialization. In industries where Germany urgently needs to rebuild its competitive edge, such as electric vehicles, batteries, energy technology, digital manufacturing, and automation, China is emerging as an increasingly significant complementary partner. In these critical areas that will determine industrial competitiveness in the coming decades, the relationship between China and Germany is not merely one of rivalry; there are clear and substantial complementarities. Germany still boasts world‑leading engineering expertise, precision manufacturing capabilities, and a strategic location at the heart of the European market. 
China has complete and highly integrated supply chains for raw materials and intermediate goods and large capacity for increasing production. When Chinese automakers set up R&D centers in Germany, or when Chinese tech firms collaborate with German factories to build smart production lines, the beneficiaries are not only the Chinese companies but also the German engineers who would otherwise face redundancy.
Cross‑border investment cannot flourish without a sound policy environment. Chinese companies are apparently willing to develop in Germany, but it can only happen on the premise that the German side provides a fair, reasonable and predictable business environment, reduces non-market interference in commercial activities, and allows capital to operate in accordance with market rules.
If the two countries are able to reach a deeper level of cooperation in investment, many of Germany's trade‑related concerns may well find more pragmatic solutions. The deep integration of industrial value chains would facilitate two‑way trade, creating renewed momentum for German exports of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and other competitive products to China.
。    국토부, 내곡동·올림픽선수촌 인근 등 서울 그린벨트 제외 공식화                   ▲ 김윤덕 국토교통부 장관이 26일 서울 모처의 한 식당에서 용산공원을 활용한 주택 공급 등 서울 주택 문제를 오세훈 서울시장과 협의하기 위해 이동하고 있다. 연합뉴스정부가 이르면 9월 말 내놓을 추가 신규 공공주택지구에 용산공원과 서울 개발제한구역(그린벨트)은 포함되지 않을 전망이다.김윤덕 국토교통부 장관은 26일 오세훈 서울시장과의 면담을 앞두고 취재진과 만나 추가 택지에 용산이 들어가는지 묻는 질문에 "원래 용산은 들어가지 않았다"고 선을 그었다. 추가 물량인 7만3000가구가 경기도 부지로만 채워질 가능성에 대해서는 구체적 언급을 피하며 "천천히 기다려보자는 것"이라고 답했다.앞서 정부는 8·13 대책을 통해 서울 강서, 경기 남양주, 경기 광주 등 3개 지역에 신규 택지를 조성해 2030년까지 2만7000가구를 착공하겠다고 발표한 바 있다. 여기에 더해 '7만3000가구+α' 규모의 추가 택지도 행정절차를 거쳐 이르면 9월 말 공개하겠다고 밝혔다.추가 택지 후보로는 그동안 △서초구 내곡동 예비군훈련장 △강남구 세곡·자곡동 △수서차량기지 △송파구 방이동 올림픽선수촌 인근 등 서울 내 그린벨트가 거론돼왔다. 하지만 서울시가 그린벨트 해제를 통한 주택 공급에 강하게 반대해온 만큼 실제 반영 여부는 불투명하다는 관측이 많았다.용산 어린이정원 등 용산공원 본체 부지를 주택 용지로 활용하는 방안 역시 정부 내부에서 검토돼왔으나, 서울시의 반대에 부딪힌 상태다.이런 분위기 속에 이번 추가 택지는 경기도 위주로 짜일 가능성이 커지고 있다. 국토부 관계자는 김 장관의 발언에 대해 "7만3000가구에 서울이 들어가지 않는다고 장관이 확정적으로 말씀하신 것"이라고 설명했다. #7만3000가구 #용산공원 #그린벨트 #공공택지 #경기도。

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