US EditionTrade, Ukraine and new world order are top concerns on German leader's visit to China
Merz leads German business leaders to deepen cooperation in AI, electric vehicles, and market access amid concerns over trade imbalances and geopolitical tensions with China.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz considers China an important yet competitive economic partner for Germany and emphasizes the need for Europe to become stronger economically and militarily to navigate power politics.
- Merz warned about China's ambitions to define a new multilateral world order under its own rules and highlighted challenges to the rules-based international trade system posed by China.
- Recent concerns were expressed by Germany regarding Chinese subsidies, export restrictions, and China's support for Russia in the Ukraine conflict during high-level talks.
- Trade figures indicate growing imbalances between German imports from China and exports to China, contributing to Germany's trade concerns and discussions on economic competition.
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Germany wants open trade relations with China based on fair competition, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday before leaving for Beijing.
The German Chancellor flies to Beijing with a large economic delegation. In front of him, the Canadian and British counterparts were already waiting for him.
Trade relations with China are a topic during Chancellor Merz's inaugural visit.
German Chancellor Merz visits Beijing for talks on trade relations
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in China, seeking to rebalance the two countries’ trade relationship. Berlin was for years the driving force for closer EU relations with Beijing — as China took off economically, it was a huge market for Germany’s industrial exports. But that drive “appears to be a historic policy miscalculation,” Politico reported, comparable to Germany’s reliance on Russian energy, as China’s soaring industrial output …
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