'Tough balancing act': Chinese, German leaders hold talks

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BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts Premier Li Qiang for talks on Tuesday (Jun 20), seeking to recalibrate cooperation between Germany and China after Berlin branded Beijing a 'systemic rival'. Li is on his first trip abroad since he was named premier in March and tasked with shoring up China's sputtering

BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts Premier Li Qiang for talks on Tuesday , seeking to recalibrate cooperation between Germany and China after Berlin branded Beijing a"systemic rival".

Burned by its reliance on Russian gas and hurt by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, Germany is intensifying its efforts to"de-risk" from China. The blueprint stridently accused China of acting against German interests, putting international security"under increasing pressure" and disregarding human rights.

"It's open as to whether Germany continues to play the game of pretending there is broad agreement with Beijing... or whether it chooses a new path of straight talk and limiting the final statement to areas where there is a genuine path forward for cooperation," he added. "Managing this balancing act without suffering a hernia is a real challenge" not just at Tuesday's talks, but"in the years and decades to come", it said.

Speaking at a major German industry event on Monday, Scholz said the"G7 has no interest in preventing China's economic rise".

 

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