German Chancellor Lobbied China to Play Fair on EU Market

Published on April 20, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on April 16 to discuss trade and foreign policy. Mr. Scholz said on Tuesday it is important to establish processes to tackle concerns about Chinese state subsidies impacting trade, adding that he discussed with Xi how the World Trade Organization could facilitate this. “The World Trade Organization is a good organization here, which we have talked about, and with which all subsidies must always be registered,” Mr. Scholz told reporters in Beijing. “I believe that this is a necessary advance that we need to achieve.”...

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