German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, on Thursday afternoon. A Global Times reporter observed on site that Unitree openly displayed robot parts to the guests. Merz picked up a robot component and examined it closely. Chinese netizens commented: “Laying out all the parts openly like this is a display of strength and confidence.” “This is what confidence looks like.”