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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Merkel visits China from Sept. 6-7, 2019. Roman Pilipey/Pool Photo via AP
There was quite a bustle among Chinese propaganda about the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel against the backdrop of the Sino-U.S. trade war and Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.
Zhou Xiaohui is a former college professor. He has been contributing commentaries to The Epoch Times on Chinese politics, history, and culture since 2009.