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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 top German firms to boost cooperation in AI and automotive sectors while addressing trade imbalances and seeking China's stance on Ukraine.
- 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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