European countries are scrambling to replace their natural gas supply after cutting off ties with Russia, leading some to ask whether they should reduce their dependence on China as well.
Meeting with Scholz on Friday in the Great Hall of the People, Xi reaffirmed China’s support for a “peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis” and called “on relevant parties to remain rational and exercise restraint,” according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry.
China has welcomed Scholz’s visit, saying it would “contribute to world peace, stability and growth.” But it received considerable pushback in Europe. “I don’t think we can put China and Russia on the same level,” he told reporters in Münster, Germany, on Friday.Scholz’s one-day visit to Beijing comes amid heightened fears in Europe over Chinese interference abroad.
The Chinese government has denied any wrongdoing. Asked about the police service centers last month, Mao Ning, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said “that Chinese public security authorities strictly observe international law and fully respect the judicial sovereignty of other countries.”
Ahead of his trip, Scholz said in a statement Thursday that “the tense situation around Taiwan is worrying” and the status quo “can only be changed peacefully and by mutual agreement.” The United States also warned Germany against allowing China to obtain a controlling stake in the Hamburg port, the State Department said this week, leading Beijing to accuse Washington of interference.In a similar case, the German government is reviewing the acquisition of Elmos Semiconductor’s chip factory in Dortmund by Silex, a wholly-owned Swedish subsidiary of the Chinese company Sai MicroElectronics. The Biden administration is pushing for rules“The U.S.
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