German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has postponed his planned visit to China after Beijing confirmed only one meeting, according to the German Foreign Office. The trip, originally set for last week, would have been the first by a German minister from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s new conservative-led government. The postponement comes amid rising tensions over Germany’s stance on Taiwan, which Beijing criticized as tacit support for Taiwanese independence. Relations have also been strained by China’s new export controls on rare-earth technology and disputes over European semiconductor industries.