It was only a week ago that China’s ruler Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were together for almost three and a half hours in the state guest house in Beijing. During this time, they talked about a lot of things that are straining relations between Germany and its most important trading partner: the war in Ukraine, Chinese overcapacity in industry. Did Scholz already have in mind back then that an espionage scandal would soon put a strain on relations?
China’s Spies: On behalf of the innovative dragon – Politics
