US EditionGermany's Merz Visits China AI Hub Hoping for Business Deals
Merz secured a deal for up to 120 Airbus aircraft, highlighting efforts to deepen German-Chinese economic ties amid a record 89 billion euro trade deficit, officials said.
- On Thursday, Friedrich Merz met Chinese leaders in Beijing and announced an order for up to 120 Airbus jets.
- Pressing for fair access, Merz said Europe seeks a "balanced, reliable, regulated and fair partnership with China" and emphasized strengthening strategic mutual trust at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
- Blending state talks with tech tours, Merz plans a visit to Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou on Thursday, emphasizing shared interests despite challenges.
- On Tuesday the conflict marked four years and Merz urged Chinese engagement, seeking China's assistance to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and warning global problems need Beijing.
- The trip highlighted China’s broad geopolitical influence, with Beijing's voice heard even in Moscow, during Merz’s two-day visit to China.
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Friedrich Merz announced in Beijing that the Chinese would purchase 120 new Airbus aircraft.
Friedrich Merz announced that China would place an order at Airbus, which could reach up to 120 aircraft, according to the German Chancellor visiting Beijing. An order that intervenes while the relationship between China and Europe, and more particularly Germany, is unbalanced in terms of imports and exports.
In an increasingly "conturbed and complex" global context, the head of the German Government defends the strengthening of trade cooperation with the Asian country. "China has become incontinuous," said Merz.
The German Chancellor said on Wednesday in Beijing that Airbus had received a new order from Chinese airlines.
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der Standard DEChina wants to buy 120 Airbus aircraft. The German chancellor carefully made progress on his initial visit to Beijing. On Thursday, we will continue to visit Siemens.
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