TOPSHOT - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) review a military honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin on July 9, 2018, prior to Germany-Chinese government consultations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang amid fears of a spiralling global trade war touched off by new US tariffs. / AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZ