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Merz heads to Beijing under pressure to toughen tone on China

China is Germany’s top trading partner. Yet diplomats in Berlin hope Merz will strike a firmer tone, in line with the ...

Friedrich Merz seeks ‘reliable and fair partnership’ with Xi Jinping

Friedrich Merz said he would seek to forge a “balanced, reliable, regulated and fair” partnership with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he embarked on his first visit to Beijing as German chancellor ...

Merz highlights importance of China partnership ahead of first visit

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, ahead of his inaugural visit to China, underscored the importance of maintaining a stable ...

German Chancellor Merz: "In The Foreseeable Future, Beijing Could Be On An Equal Footing With The U.S. In Military Terms"

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during his opening speech at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, stated: "I'm afraid we ...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that China has a significant opportunity to exert influence with Russia over the Ukraine war

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that China has a "significant opportunity" to exert influence with Russia over the Ukraine war. "China has a significant opportunity to exert its ...

German prosecutors say calling Merz Pinocchio covered by free speech

German prosecutors on Tuesday said calling Chancellor Friedrich Merz Pinocchio is covered by freedom of expression, following ...

Germany's Merz vows to keep out far-right as he warns of a changed world

By Andreas Rinke STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Friday not to let the far-right ...
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Germany's Merz seeks second wind at party congress

A year after his national election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday passionately rallied his conservatives and ...