German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a student of the Jinputao school in Xinnacun village in the Baohe district of Hefei, China. Photo: AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a student of the Jinputao school in Xinnacun village in the Baohe district of Hefei, China. Photo: AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a student of the Jinputao school in Xinnacun village in the Baohe district of Hefei, China. Photo: AFP
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Human rights being trampled on under Xi, activists tell Germany's Merkel in Beijing meeting

Risking host’s ire, German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds private meeting with nine activists after leader’s pow-wow

Topic |   Human rights in China
Daniel Moss

Updated: 10:36am, 4 Aug, 2016

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a student of the Jinputao school in Xinnacun village in the Baohe district of Hefei, China. Photo: AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a student of the Jinputao school in Xinnacun village in the Baohe district of Hefei, China. Photo: AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a student of the Jinputao school in Xinnacun village in the Baohe district of Hefei, China. Photo: AFP
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