German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for government consultations with Chinese officials to resume, as he visited China for talks with President Xi Jinping. "I know that my

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with China while pressing for fairer trade rules and urging Beijing to use.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip will test his ability to address tensions between the countries, at a time of strain between Europe and Washington.

BEIJING - China and Germany want to deepen co-operation, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Beijing on Wednesday (Feb 25), as Merz began a visit aimed at resetting ties against the backdrop of a widening trade imbalance.

By Andreas Rinke STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Friday not to let the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party "ruin" Germany and told his fellow conservatives to prepare for a raw new climate of great-power competition.

A senior U.S. diplomat blasted German authorities over a police investigation into a retired man who referred to Chancellor Friedrich Merz as “Pinocchio.”

The conservative Christian Democratic Union party, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, pushed on Saturday for lawmakers to reverse the country's nearly two-year-old law legalizing some cannabis use.

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday ruled out a further loosening of German borrowing limits before the next federal election in 2029, arguing it would be irresponsible to take on more debt.