AHEAD of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to China on Friday, November 4, the German business community voiced support for enhancing economic ties with Beijing despite some people 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.

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