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 amid mounting trade tensions between the two countries.
Speaking shortly before boarding his plane, the German leader said he would discuss how to address what he called Chinese “overcapacity” and “export restrictions” as well as competitive “distortions”.
Merz called for both Germany and China to contain risks stemming from mutual trade dependencies, saying these “de-risking” efforts should focus on supply chains.
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