Robert Habeck, vice chancellor of Germany and for economic affairs and climate action, delivers a speech Sunday at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG

Timo Maisel, senior vice president of ZF Electrified Powertrain Technologies, shows Habeck (left) an electric motor during a tour of the company Sunday in Hangzhou. Photo: VCG

Habeck sits in a BMW i7 electric car during a tour of a BMW research center in Shanghai on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Habeck speaks about his visit to China and the tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles during a press conference in Shanghai on Saturday. Photo: Zhang Erchi/Caixin

Habeck and National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Zheng Shanjie (second from right) stand with representatives from organizations in the climate and energy fields Saturday after the first high-level talks in Beijing under the China-Germany dialogue and cooperation mechanism on climate change and green transition. Photo: VCG

Habeck shakes hands with China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: VCG

Habeck walks through a traditional Chinese hutong district with a guide Friday in Beijing. Photo: VCG

Patricia Hildegard Flor (left), ambassador of Germany in China, welcomes Habeck at Beijing Capital International Airport on Friday. This was his first trip to China while in office. Photo: VCG