German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Berlin needs to change the way it deals with Beijing and reduce “risky dependencies” as China’s communist leadership has made increased “avowals of Marxism–Leninism” and as bilateral tensions between the two countries simmer.
Scholz made the remarks in an op-ed published on Nov. 3 in Politico, a day ahead of the German leader’s first state visit to Beijing, where he will confront the dilemma of how closely to remain tied to China amid strained relations over such issues as lopsided trade ties, the Hong Kong crackdown, and Xinjiang concentration camps.
