German Chancellor Becomes First Western Leader to Visit China Since COVID

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as well as the countryโ€™s top business leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing today, in the first trip to China by a G-7 leader in three years.

Scholz has pushed for a close relationship with China despite its recent advances toward dictatorship and widespread opposition within Germany.

We have long forecast a closer relationship between Germany and China, and German business leaders are helping to make that happen. To learn why, read our article from earlier in the week โ€œGermany Forges New Economic Alliance With China.โ€