Green party chief Katrin Göring-Eckardt, has criticised the response of the Federal government on China's approach in Hong Kong. "I don't understand how we have in a dramatic situation, so silent Chancellor," said Goering-Eckardt, the "picture on Sunday". There is no reason why the Federal government think so. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) would have to criticize the actions of China's "public and sharp".