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Hong Kong: Angela Merkel says China must ‘guarantee’ rights and freedoms | World news

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The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong “must be guaranteed” after meeting with the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, in Beijing.

Hong Kong has faced months of pro-democracy protests, and ahead of Merkels three-day visit to China this week demonstrators in the semi-autonomous city appealed to the German chancellor to support them in her meetings with China’s leaders.

Merkel said she had discussed tensions in the former British colony, and civil rights there, with her hosts and had “pointed out that these rights and freedoms must of course be guaranteed”.

“In the current situation, everything must be done to avoid violence,” Merkel said at a joint press conference with Li.

“And the solutions can only be found in a political process – meaning through dialogue.”

Merkel arrived in China on Thursday with a large business delegation in tow. The companies travelling with Merkel include Volkswagen, Allianz and Deutsche Bank, according to the German daily Bild, which carried a headline Friday that read: “Do our companies not care about Hong Kong’s freedom?”

Press access to her visit was unusually tight, with a number of members of the Beijing foreign press corps, including AFP, unable to get accreditation for the event.

In a statement, the German Federation of Journalists criticised the limited access as a “diplomatic farce”.

“What image do the organisers have of the travelling German press? Did they think that the chancellor of Germany is coming with her courtiers, who politely listen, ask no questions and report meekly?” it said. Chinese officials blamed a lack of space due to a large contingent of journalists accompanying Merkel.

Merkel also met the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on Friday evening, according to state news agency Xinhua, and the two leaders were scheduled to have dinner together.

Xi said that with unilateralism and protectionism posing a serious threat to world stability it is “increasingly important” for China and Germany to strengthen cooperation, on the basis of mutual respect, Xinhua reported.

The German leader is also due to give a speech to university students in the central city of Wuhan on Saturday.

Ahead of her trip, prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong and others had recalled, in an open letter published by Bild on Wednesday, that Merkel grew up in the communist police state of East Germany.

“You have firsthand experience of the terrors of a dictatorial government,” the letter read.

“We hope that you will express your concern about our catastrophic situation, and that you will convey our demands to the Chinese government during your stay in China.”

Hong Kong has endured dozens of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests triggered by opposition to a now-withdrawn bill that would have allowed extradition to mainland China.

In their open letter the protesters also warned that “Germany should be on its guard before doing business with China, as China does not comply with international law and has repeatedly broken its promises”.

A number of Chinese dissidents have been given refuge in Germany, including the artist Ai Weiwei.

In May two former Hong Kong independence activists were granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.

On a visit to China in 2018, Merkel met with the wife of a Chinese human rights lawyer charged with state subversion, an extremely rare meeting between a dissident and a visiting head of state.

The trip marks her 12th visit to China as chancellor.

Xinhua said China accounted for the largest share of imports into Germany in 2018 with goods worth €106.2 bn ($117.4 bn).


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