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China's Xi meets Germany's Scholz on G20 sidelines: state media
China's Xi meets Germany's Scholz on G20 sidelines: state media
by AFP Staff Writers
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 19, 2024

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, Beijing's state media said.

Scholz last met Xi in April in Beijing, where he pressed China's president to use his influence on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

A German government source in Berlin last week told AFP the two leaders will discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, China-Germany relations and conditions for global fair trade.

China was the largest trading partner last year for Germany, Europe's biggest economy, which is expected to shrink for a second year in a row.

German industry has been hit by elevated energy prices in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and by rising competition from Chinese manufacturers.

The challenges have been particularly acute for Germany's car manufacturers, who have made huge profits in China but now face local competition, particularly in the growing market for electric vehicles.

The importance of China for the German economy has led Scholz to try and chart a middle course during his time in office.

The German leader has not matched the harsh trade rhetoric coming out of Washington and some European capitals, instead seeking to be a critical partner to Beijing.

The meeting could be Scholz's last with Xi, as Germany heads towards new elections in February.

Scholz's Social Democrats currently trail in the polls well behind the conservative CDU-CSU bloc. If confirmed on election day, such a result would likely see Scholz depart as chancellor.

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