He clarified that the tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric vehicles were "not punitive.""There’s room for discussion," he said at a press conference in Shanghai.  "I hope that in the days to come the European Commission and the Chinese trade minister will talk."While adopting a conciliatory tone on the yet-to-be-finalized tariffs, Habeck was critical of China’s increasing exports to Russia. He highlighted Germany’s own measures to halt the export of "dual-use" goods with potential military applications."I looked at the trade figures and Chinese trade with Russia increased more than 40 per cent last year," he said. "Of course energy is a high part [of] it, but something like half of it is related to dual-use goods."Germany maintains a close economic relationship with China, its largest trading partner and a vital market for its auto industry.