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Germany's Scholz visits China to boost cooperation, political trust

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 1 Nov 2022 15:45
2 Min Read

This would mark the first visit to China by an EU leader since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Olaf Scholz welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at the airport in Hamburg on July 6, 2017. (AFP)
    Olaf Scholz welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at the airport in Hamburg on July 6, 2017. (AFP)

German Chancellor Olaf Sfcholz's visit to China will kick-start developments regarding Chinese-German cooperation, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Tuesday.

"I am confident that this visit will grant a new impetus to the development of China-Germany relations of comprehensive strategic partnership, as well as contribute to peace and stability in the whole world," Zhao said, noting that strengthening relations and political trust would meet the interests of both Berlin and Beijing. 

This would mark the first visit by an EU leader to China since the COVID-19 outbreak of 2019, making it also the first time Scholz visits China since he assumed office, according to Zhao.

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Two weeks ago, Scholz announced that he would lead a government delegation to China in November. 

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According to the German government, Scholz and China's President Xi Jinping will be meeting again at the G20 summit in Bali in mid-November.

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China, the EU's most important trading partner, accounted for 16.2% of total EU trade in 2021, with Beijing corresponding for 22.3% of total European imports and 10.3% of exports.

In October, EU leaders that they would defend their ideals and independence in dealings with China but warned against being dragged into confrontation and deterioration of relations. 

"This discussion showed a very clear will to avoid being naive, but neither did we want to embark into a logic of systematic confrontation," summit host and EU Council President Charles Michel said.

The 27-nation union had three hours of strategic talks on its approach to China during their Brussels meeting.

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