Published: 10:00pm, 2 Sep, 2019 Updated: 3:26am, 3 Sep, 2019
German chancellor Angela Merkel starts a three-day visit to China on 5 September, during which she is expected to push ahead with an EU-China trade deal. Merkel should address concerns over the Hong Kong protests during talks with officials, said Mikko Huotari from the Mercator Institute for China Studies. “Germany has been one of China’s most important trading partners since reunification.