Germany will press China on opening markets, human rights on Scholz trip

Elmos Semiconductor SE

28/10/2022 10:49

Oct 28 (Reuters) - Germany will press for China to open
up its economic markets to European companies and will discuss
human rights during a visit by Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Beijing
next week, a government spokesperson said on Friday. 
    Germany's view of Beijing has changed in recent months but
it is against "decoupling" from the Chinese economy, the
spokesperson told a briefing. 
    Berlin is also still examining the potential Chinese
takeover of the chip production of Dortmund-based company Elmos,
which follows on the heels of Chinese attempts to buy a stake in
a terminal in the port of Hamburg. 
 (Reporting by Matthias Williams, editing by Rachel More)
 ((matthias.williams@thomsonreuters.com;))