BEIJING - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is on a much-debated visit to Beijing on Friday, his first in his new role as head of the German government. Also, Scholz becomes the first G-7 leader to visit China since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020. As China is Germany’s largest trade partner, he is accompanied by a group of business leaders. But this is much more than business as usual: The scheduled talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang come at a most crucial point in time. While the pandemic still poses a threat to global economic...