GERMANY'S MERZ HAILS CHINA TIE AS HE SEEKS RESET WITH BEIJING

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for partnership and dialogue with China on a visit to Beijing aimed at resetting relations that have been clouded by a yawning trade deficit with the world's second-largest economy.

On his first visit to China as chancellor, Merz, who was accompanied by a large business delegation, told President Xi Jinping that he wanted to deepen what he called the "comprehensive strategic partnership" with China, Germany's largest trading partner last year.

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