GERMANY-CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE

(L-R) German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier, Labour Minister Hubertus Heil, minister for Food and Agriculture Julia Kloeckner, German Health Minister Jens Spahn, German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, Minister for Education and Research Anja Karliczek and German Development Minister Gerd Mueller, stand prior a welcoming ceremony for Chinese Premier at the Chancellery in Berlin on July 9, 2018, prior to Germany-Chinese government consultations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang amid fears of a spiralling global trade war touched off by new US tariffs. (Photo by Omer MESSINGER / AFP) (Photo by OMER MESSINGER/AFP via Getty Images)