2026-02-26
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Zimbabwe turns down a major U.S.
health deal and a dispute is brewing between Washington and an AI company over military use of its technology.
So, German's Chancellor Friedrich Merz has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
China and Germany should strengthen strategic communication,
enhance strategic mutual trust and bring common ground to this turbulent world.
We are two of the three largest industrialised nations in the world.
Your country has been an experienced international trading nation for thousands of years.
You therefore know that the world's major economies are best served by working closely together for mutual benefit.
The meeting comes as German businesses warn that the trade relationship is becoming dangerously unbalanced.
Official figures show imports from China were more than twice the value of experts going the other way last year.
So what does Berlin actually want from Beijing?