How exposed is Germany to a hard landing in China?

Even a very sharp slowdown in China would not be enough on its own to push Germany into recession. But if, contrary to our forecasts, a slowdown in China prompted a more generalised slowdown in global demand, this would hit the German economy very hard.

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