GERMANY-CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRADE

(L-R) German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier, German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil, German minister for Food and Agriculture Julia Kloeckner, German Health Minister Jens Spahn, German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, Germany Minister for Education and Research Anja Karliczek, 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 Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)