German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor to end the war.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz , right, visits German company Covestro's Asia-Pacific Innovation Center in Shanghai, Monday, April 15, 2024. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction while speaking to students in Shanghai on Monday.
China has refused to criticize the invasion and has maintained ties with Russia. While China says it is not sending military aid to Moscow, it has provided it with an economic lifeline to help it cope with sanctions from the West. “China is willing to maintain cooperation with all relevant parties, including Germany, in this regard,” Xi was quoted as saying.
Along with Russia, China is one of five permanent veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council, and a U.S. intelligence report last week foundBerlin is also worried about a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a self-ruled island 130 kilometers off China’s coast that Beijing claims as its own.“We should not be afraid of our neighbors,” he said, emphasizing the importance of international institutions such as the World Trade Organization.
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