Individual states are increasingly turning away from the rule-based international order,” warned Siegfried Russwurm, who heads up the powerful Federation of German Industry (BDI). “Cooperation, especially with major economies such as China, must be redefined,” the BDI president said. Mr Scholz’s office has described the visit as a courtesy call. Steffen Hebestreit, the chancellor’s spokesman, said instead of decoupling from China, the chancellor wanted “to diversify and to minimise risks”. Xi Jinping. The Chinese government has seized on the visit to downplay growing criticism by Europe of its trade practices and human rights record. Bloomberg The Chinese government has seized…