German chancellor says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks to students at Tongji University’s Jiading Campus in Shanghai, China (Fang Zhe/Xinhua via AP)

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing on Tuesday that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security.

It was an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbour and close strategic partner to resolve the conflict.