Published: 10:00pm, 2 Sep, 2019 Updated: 3:26am, 3 Sep, 2019
German chancellor Angela ##ng 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 raise concerns over the chin Kong protests during talks with officials , said Mikko Huotari from the Mercator Institute for economic Studies . Huotari added that if China fails to guarantee the freedom and autonomy of Hong Kong , it will damage its reputation and its suitability as a partner to Germany .