Despite some Western voices calling for Germany to decouple from China, China-Germany ties remain robust following the latest visit by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which injected new momentum into the relationship. The Global Times reporters Zhao Jucheng and Xiong Xinyi (GT) recently interviewed Hermann Simon (Simon), inventor of the
High-level visits between Chinese and foreign leaders were stalled for nearly three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced his inaugural visit to China, the first of any G7 leader in this period, the trip was instantly under the spotlight.