Germany and France met secretly before Mr. Xi's visit

Brussels [Germany], May 4: The meeting of the two EU leaders was described as a private event, taking place just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping 's European tour .
Sources familiar with the matter revealed that no advisers attended the dinner. The purpose of the discussion between Mr. Scholz and Mr. Macron may be to resolve differences between France and Germany with China, and promote the EU's future financial and defense policies, according to knowledgeable sources.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper