German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived at an unexpected juncture this week.
The 65-year-old chancellor, considered humorless even by German standards, celebrated his TikTok debut, promising “not to dance.”
If only. Though Scholz’s unexpected TikTok endorsement was more sad Kabuki than entertaining jig, he was grooving. Coming just a few days before his visit to China, the controversial social network’s home base, Scholz appeared desperate to convince Beijing that a friend was en route.
And for good reason: Scholz needs China.
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