Recently, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking a prominent visit by a European leader following the public tension last month between the European Union and US President Donald Trump's administration over the Greenland issue. However, the path to the Old Continent does not only lie through diplomatic photos and official visits, but also through a clear European demand: let the yuan rise against the euro to ensure fair competition. This year, China was also visited by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his Irish counterpart Simon Harris. As Washington was progressively raising trade barriers, Beijing attempted to redirect the course of its trade towards Europe.
