German Chancellor Friedrich Meretz's visit to China left a clear impression, even evident in the video clips he shared on social media. During just two days, the man appeared immersed in a different experience, from touring the Imperial Palace Museum in Beijing, to offering congratulations in Chinese for the country's 'Year of the Horse', to quoting lines from German poet Friedrich Schiller, and attending martial arts and robot shows in Hangzhou. The visit was not purely protocol-based. Meretz personally tested a new Mercedes S-Class sedan and visited the Siemens electrical switchgear company.
