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The planned Chinese acquisition of a stake in a container terminal in the port of Hamburg is nothing unusual, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told a newspaper in comments published on Friday, despite brewing concerns about the deal. The chancellery is pushing ahead with the deal, while six ministries involved in reviewing the acquisition are opposed to letting it go forward. Scholz, a former mayor of Hamburg, said that the port is not being sold. Instead, what is at issue is a share in a terminal, as is the case in other Western European ports. “The Chinese company COSCO wants to acquire a minor…