Xi Jinping has told Olaf Scholz that China and Germany should enhance co-operation amid a chaotic international landscape, as the Chinese leader reasserts himself on the global stage.
The pair met on Friday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing against a backdrop of fraying ties between the west and China. The tension has been exacerbated by Xi’s close relationship with Vladimir Putin and refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Scholz is the first western leader to meet Xi since the Chinese president cemented control of the Communist party and embarked on an unprecedented third term in power last month.
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