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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius welcomes his British counterpart John Healey to Berlin with military honours. IMAGES
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner urges the European Union to "avoid a subsidy race we cannot avoid," warning that the bloc cannot simply follow United States economic policy moves. Speaking in Davos on the last day of the World Economic Forum, Lindner says the EU's "competitive disadvantage" to the US isn't subsidies, but its "private capitals market." SOUNDBITE
The German and Chinese delegations arrive in the meeting hall and take their seats ahead of talks between the two countries in Berlin. German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is hosting Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, on Tuesday as he seeks to recalibrate cooperation with Beijing. Li, on his first trip abroad since being named premier in March, has been tasked with shoring up China's sputtering post-Covid economy. IMAGES
German and Chinese officials, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, pose for a group photo in Berlin ahead of talks between the two countries. Berlin is seeking to recalibrate relations with Beijing after branding it a "systematic rival". IMAGES
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Berlin at a time when China's policies on Russia, trade and human rights are receiving an increasingly hostile reception in the West. Li, who was named China's prime minister in March, is on a two-nation visit which will also take him to France for a climate financing summit hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES