The Chancellor of Germany will be the first G7 leader to visit Beijing in person since the start of the pandemic.
Recently, the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held, at which Xi Jinping was re-elected as the head of the CPC for a third term. During his speech, the politician talked about the threats of the West and at the same time announced fruitful cooperation with other world leaders. Apparently, one of the first steps in this direction will be a personal meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose visit to Beijing is scheduled for November 4. Global Times writes about it.
The source said that Scholz's invitation is a sign of Xi Jinping's desire to win the trust of Western politicians and show them that China shares global values. In this way, the Chinese leader plans to show others that an increasing number of countries are sympathetic to Beijing and its policies.
Sholz will be the first G7 leader to visit China since the beginning of the pandemic COVID-19. In addition to the German politician, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Chong, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif and the President of the United Republic of Tanzania will also visit the country in the near future. Samiya Suluhu Hasan.
Such high diplomatic intensity by Beijing is intended to show a contrast with the policy of the United States, which, according to the Chinese authorities, “leads the Western hegemony, which has caused an increase in confrontation in the world.”
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