Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met at the Diaoyutai State Residence in Beijing. China Central Television reports. Mr. Schultz is on a three-day working visit to China. "We should consider the comprehensive development of bilateral relations from a strategic point of view and in the long term," President Xi said during the meeting. "Reuters" quoted him as saying.
As the "WSJ" newspaper reported, citing sources, during the negotiations, Olaf Scholz intends to convince Xi Jinping to reduce Russia's economic support and pressure the Russian authorities to participate in peace talks on terms acceptable to Ukraine.
