'Tough balancing act': Chinese, German leaders hold talks

Berlin (AFP) June 20, 2023

Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts Premier Li Qiang for talks on Tuesday, seeking to recalibrate cooperation between Germany and China after Berlin branded Beijing a "systemic rival". Li is on his first trip abroad since he was named premier in March and tasked with shoring up China's sputtering post-Covid economy. But unlike previous visits by Chinese dignitaries, when pragmatic German leader