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Trade, Ukraine and new world order are top concerns on German leader's visit to China

Chancellor Merz leads a delegation of 30 firms to enhance trade, focusing on AI and electric vehicles amid a record $105 billion German trade deficit with China, officials said.

  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited China to deepen cooperation and address the widening trade imbalance between the two largest economies, emphasizing fair cooperation and open communication with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
  • Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged China and Germany to protect multilateralism and free trade amid global trading challenges caused by U.S. trade policies, aiming to build a fair global governance system.
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Chancellor Merz visits China. He should also be aware of the role that the country plays in the Ukraine war, because it is not decided in Donetsk or Saporishyah, but decisively in Beijing.

·Berlin, Germany
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in China for a visit, where he called for deeper cooperation and a "fairer" relationship between the two sides. China is Germany's largest trading partner.

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Cars, refrigerators, and chemicals: Chinese manufacturers are increasingly crowding out German industry. Germany claims this constitutes unfair competition.

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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