Germany News: Merz in Asia Warns Against Weaponizing Trade
Merz said Europe should deepen free trade ties with Asia and warned that tariffs and technology barriers are reshaping the global economy.
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German chancellor urges global trade alliance as Germany deepens Indo-Pacific ties
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a global political alliance to defend rules-based trade, urging Germany and Indo-Pacific economies to strengthen economic partnerships and diversify supply chains as geopolitical tensions and intensifying U.S.-China competition reshape the global economy. Speaking at the opening of the 19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK) in Seoul on Friday, Merz proposed establishing a "global politic…
Free trade against dependence on supply chains as political gambling balls: Chancellor Merz promotes a common alliance in South Korea and finds an open ear at the Prime Minister.
Germany news: Merz in Asia warns against weaponizing trade
German diplomacy in Asia was in focus this week, as Chancellor Merz wraps up a three-country Asian business tour in South Korea. Meanwhile, President Steinmeier is set to hold talks with Xi Jinping. DW has more.
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Friday, in Seoul, that the use of supply chains as political instruments and the restriction of access to technologies and raw materials put economic growth and security at risk. He called for closer cooperation between Europe and Asian economies in the defence of a rule-based economic order, reports DW. [...] The post Merz warns that the transformation of supply chains into "political pillars threa…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz looks to Asia. Merz is engaged in a diplomatic mission in Singapore, Japan and South Korea. At the center of the visit, the strengthening of trade relations, military cooperation, new technologies and the need to reduce economic dependence from China. Merz's trip to Asia highlights a change [...]
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