German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits China to balance economic ties and de-risking amidst a growing trade deficit and US pressure. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has told China's Premier that Berlin wants to deepen economic exchanges, but that cooperation must be fair. Merz met with Li Qiang on the opening day of his first visit to China as Chancellor.

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.

Speaking after the tough opening speech at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Walz pushed back on criticism against the Trump administration's pivot to the Western Hemisphere.

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

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.

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.