US EditionGermany's Merz Arrives in China for Talks on Trade, Security
Chancellor Merz leads a delegation of 30 business leaders to enhance trade ties and address competition and export control concerns amid record €89 billion German trade deficit with China.
- On February 25, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet Xi Jinping during an official visit from February 25 to 26, invited by Premier Li Qiang.
- Driven by deep trade ties, Germany frames its China policy under the 2023 Federal Government Strategy on China, with a €245 billion trade volume in 2024 and China as top goods partner through 2023.
- Traveling with about 30 business leaders, Merz will visit Beijing and Hangzhou, including meetings with Premier Li Qiang, a dinner with Xi, and visits to Unitree and Siemens Energy.
- Merz said `China has risen to the ranks of the major powers` and will press Xi Jinping to urge China to influence Russia to end the war in Ukraine, with German businesses asking him to address overcapacity, distortions of competition, and export controls.
- Amid a wave of recent European visits to Beijing, Merz's trip adds momentum as it follows visits by Keir Starmer and Mark Carney; Jörg Wuttke said, `We are experiencing a brutal withdrawal`.
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German Chancellor Merz arrives in China for talks on trade, security
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched down in China on Wednesday, beginning his inaugural visit to his country's largest trade partner and a high-tech rival as Europe's biggest economy struggles.
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Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung [Newsroom]Osnabrück (ots) - Osnabrück. Top economist Michael Hüther called on Chancellor Friedrich Merz to make clear announcements before his talks with the Chinese leadership (this Wednesday). "He should address that unfair trade practices ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, transmitted by news up-to-date
Germany's Merz meets Xi in China after visits by Carney, Starmer
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet President Xi Jinping during an official visit to China from February 25 to 26, following the invitation of Premier of the State Council Li Qiang. The German leader will hold talks with Xi Jinping and Li Qiang on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said at a briefing on Tuesday. A spokesperson, Mao Ning, described China and Germany as “all-round strategic partn…
Chancellor Friedrich Merz travels to China and meets Xi Jinping. The inaugural visit to Beijing is a balancing act. Germany needs China, but also fears it.
Handelsblatt
wiwo.deIt is one of his most important but also difficult journeys so far: The chancellor leaves for China for two days. Before that, he sorts his goals and chooses a Chinese wisdom as a motto.
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