Germany blocks Cosco takeover of Hamburg logistics firm over supply-chain dependencies

Germany's Economy Ministry vetoed a planned acquisition of a Hamburg logistics firm by China's Cosco, citing risks of deepened dependencies and threats to German and EU supply chains. This marks a hardening of German investment-screening policy toward Chinese state-linked buyers, consistent with a broader EU trend of tightening scrutiny on critical infrastructure. The decision signals continued decoupling pressure between Europe and China, with implications for transatlantic alignment and Chinese investment flows.