German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz attends a press conference in Berlin, capital of Germany, Aug. 10, 2020. German Social Democratic Party (SPD) proposed Olaf Scholz as candidate for Chancellor at the upcoming election in 2021. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz attends a press conference in Berlin, capital of Germany, Aug. 10, 2020. German Social Democratic Party (SPD) proposed Olaf Scholz as candidate for Chancellor at the upcoming election in 2021. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz attends a press conference in Berlin, capital of Germany, Aug. 10, 2020. German Social Democratic Party (SPD) proposed Olaf Scholz as candidate for Chancellor at the upcoming election in 2021. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (C) and leaders of German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Norbert Walter-Borjans (L), Saskia Esken attend a press conference in Berlin, capital of Germany, Aug. 10, 2020. German Social Democratic Party (SPD) proposed Olaf Scholz as candidate for Chancellor at the upcoming election in 2021. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)