Scholz Arrives in China on a Mission to Dial Down Tensions
- High-level talks to focus on trade, Russia’s war on Ukraine
- Executives joining from companies including Siemens, Mercedes
Olaf Scholz is greeted by Zhang Guozhi, Vice Mayor of Chongqing City, alongside Wu Ken, China's Ambassador to Germany at Chongqing Airport in China on April 14.
Photographer: Michael Kappeler/picture alliance/Getty Images
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will take a delicate message to China this week: Beijing has not acted on European warnings to end discriminatory business practices and failure to do so will result in an escalation in tensions.
Scholz arrived in the southwest city of Chongqing Sunday on his second visit to China as chancellor, China Central Television reported, describing the trip as the first by a state leader of a major Western country this year.