German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flew out of Berlin on Thursday for an 11-hour visit to Beijing where he is to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid widespread criticism and keen international interest. Scholz’s meeting with Xi is the first by a Western leader since Xi’s election to an unprecedented third term in office. The chancellor is also to meet Premier Li Keqiang. Ahead of the visit, Chinese dissidents and the World Uighur Congress called for it to be cancelled. Scholz has vowed to change the way Germany deals with China and promised a “candid exchange” on his inaugural visit t…