German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz urged US and China to resolve their trade tension quickly. He told the parliament that “everywhere in the world companies are waiting to finally get a positive signal that things are moving in another direction again so they can finally invest.” And, “it is urgently necessary for the U.S. and China to reach an agreement in the trade dispute,” he added.
Separately, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong at an event hosted by newspaper BILD. That came just after Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Beijing last week. Meeting of Maas and Wong triggered furious reaction from China, where Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China was “extremely dissatisfied and resolutely opposed” to the meeting.
