Chancellor Friedrich Merz concludes his two-day trip to China on Thursday with a visit to the Forbidden City in Beijing and company visits in the southern Chinese high-tech metropolis of Hangzhou.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz asked China to influence Moscow in the context of resolving Russia's war in Ukraine, according to Associated Press.

The German leader is accompanied by a large delegation of business leaders, including executives of auto giants Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on the Chinese government to use its influence in Moscow to end Russia's war in Ukraine, as he began a two-day visit to China with discussions on

Friedrich Merz met China’s second-ranked official Li Qiang on Wednesday, kicking off a visit to Beijing in which the German chancellor is expected to confront mounting trade tensions between the EU and the world’s second-largest economy.