As the scheduled visit by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to China on November 4 approaches, the German business community continues to voice support for enhancing economic ties with China despite noises urging the German government to show a firmer stance on China over topics concerning values, including human rights.
There are mixed attitudes in Germany toward Scholz's visit, which observers attributed to discrepancies between the business community and politicians, as well as divergences inside the coalition government.