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

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a news conference at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

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)

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