Reuters reported that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz summoned Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Berlin for talks on June 20.
China’s central government’s State Council Information Office declined to comment.
Asia’s economy drives German exports. So Scholz’s administration is rewriting China’s policy.
The first G7 leader following COVID-19, Scholz visited Beijing in November.
Germany wants Chinese market access for its enterprises and worries about Chinese investment in critical infrastructure in Germany.
Last week, Scholz’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, termed a recent trip to China “more than shocking” and said it was becoming a structural opponent rather than a trading partner.
China labeled a March German ministerial visit to Taiwan “vile.”
Bloomberg stated that Scholz wants to collaborate with China on peace and climate change while setting red lines on Taiwan’s status quo.
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