German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's recent visit to China and meeting with President Xi Jinping has drawn attention to Beijing's stance on the war in Ukraine. The visit has sparked contrasting reactions in different regions, with India expressing skepticism while China appears pleased. The meeting has also raised questions about the relationship between the U.S. and Europe.
Gallery: Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicked off his four-day journey to China with a visit to the southwestern city of Chongqing, where he stopped by a production facility of the German industrial giant Bosch. https://t.co/KGxPJ7ZiDs
The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week has cast a bright spotlight on Beijing's stance toward Moscow and the war in Ukraine. And it's a stance that is opaque, complicated, and uneasy. https://t.co/gMNvFhsigr
🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇪 German SPD (Scholz’s party) politician says US doesn’t want to join Europe, hence they need no values. Here the explanation why the U.S. can do what it wants. 🤣🤷♂️ https://t.co/bh2xH3N60S
After an awkward meeting with Olaf Scholz, it is time for Xi Jinping to accept that Germany isn’t America’s puppet https://t.co/ilwoduZvSK 👇
🇨🇳is delighted happy with 🇩🇪 Beijing visit this week, cf @noahbarkin here. In New Delhi, by contrast, this will have been greeted with many 🙄🙄s & further dented Europe's image as a reliable geo-strategic partner. A better 🇪🇺🇮🇳 plan 👇 https://t.co/nx3j5nTC4t https://t.co/2jDNsIgVHE