German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his intention on Tuesday to discuss a
“just peace”
in Ukraine with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing.
“My meeting with President Xi will also focus on how we can further contribute to a just peace in Ukraine
,” wrote Olaf Scholz on the social
network my last visit to China
.
According to Chinese state media, Olaf Scholz was received by Xi Jinping on Tuesday morning at the end of his three-day trip to China, Germany's largest trading partner, along with a large delegation of ministers and heads of state. 'business. This trip comes at a time when Xi Jinping, who has never explicitly condemned the Russian war against Ukraine, is under fire from Western criticism for his displayed proximity to Moscow and President Vladimir Putin.
The visit also takes place at a time when the European Union has engaged in a standoff with China, which it accuses of distorting the European market by flooding it with low-cost products.