And most important lower tech, meaning less competition for german made products. You know, better keep them east europeans developed enough to rid germany of o

And most important lower tech, meaning less competition for german made products. You know, better keep them east europeans developed enough to rid germany of old cars and hardware but poor enough to prevent them from manufacturing their own as they wouldnt afford the bleeding edge tech required to meed demand, and ideally, they wouldnt be able to invest in cheap nuclear power to lower costs. So while east eu products are deemed low quality, germany is perfectly fine with importing chinese products that barely meet eu standards.