I also found it kind of shocking that Germany is openly siding with a country with whom it shares BOTH far less economic interests and political values (at least, 55% of the USA openly shares German values, as opposed to 0% of Chinese being allowed to openly support German/anti-nazi values).
And I will say I think among most Americans, they see Merke as I do, she has chosen China and Volkswagen over America and opposition to concentration camps/slave labor.