Overview
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Beijing and Hangzhou from February 24 to 26 with a business delegation.
- Li Qiang will receive Merz with military honors on February 25 before he joins the German‑Chinese Advisory Committee meeting.
- Merz will hold a one‑on‑one meeting with President Xi Jinping the same day to discuss bilateral, economic and security‑political issues.
- The program includes a visit to the Forbidden City and Mercedes‑Benz in Beijing, followed by stops at Unitree Robotics and Siemens Energy in Hangzhou.
- German officials cite ongoing differences with China on trade policy and on Russia’s war in Ukraine as the backdrop for the talks.