Scholz visits Beijing but tensions simmer on Russia and Gaza

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When Olaf Scholz last came to Beijing in November 2022, China was still under strict zero-Covid protocols and Xi Jinping had met few foreign leaders during the previous three years. On Tuesday, as the two leaders walked through the gardens of the Diaoyutai state guesthouse, the atmosphere was more relaxed but many of the same tensions remain. If Xi wanted to talk about the trade relationship between the world’s second and third biggest economies Scholz made clear at the start of the meeting that he had a different priority. “Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the militarisation of Russia...