Pressure mounts on Friedrich Merz over Germany's widening trade deficit with China and increased Chinese market share.
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Pressure mounts on Friedrich Merz over Germany's widening trade deficit with China and increased Chinese market share.
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Trade tensions involving China are driven by a widening goods trade imbalance, leading to stalled talks over market access and subsidies.Also in this story
- Tech share gains supported the Hang Seng Index as new trade measures were introduced to restrict imports of Chinese goods.
- Trade resumed with direct flights and border trade, while negotiations focused on market access and trade balance.
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Friedrich Merz
German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
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