German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is going to China on Friday. That decision comes even though Scholz is under political pressure — at home, in the U.S. and from other Western nations — to rethink Berlin’s relationship with Beijing.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for his flight to China on Thursday.Kay Nietfeld / DPA / Picture Alliance via Getty Images
China has been Germany's largest trading partner for much of the past decade. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pushed the COSCO deal through his cabinet last week, despite opposition from six key ministers. The chancellor tried to address their concerns about selling off critical infrastructure by reducing COSCO's stake from 35% to 24.9%. And while his cabinet reluctantly agreed to this slimmed-down deal, it remains unpopular.that the U.S.
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