During his visit to China, Lars Klingbeil, head of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), was welcomed by high-ranking politicians. He already met Premier Li Qiang on Monday and held talks at the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party. This was followed on Tuesday by a meeting with CP strategist Wang Huning, current number four in the CCP hierarchy. Klingbeil’s trip served, among other things, to prepare for the German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin on June 20.