Merz Tours Forbidden City and Mercedes Plant as Beijing Reset Enters Second Day | DRM News | AC1C

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz blended cultural diplomacy with hard-nosed industrial strategy on the second day of his landmark visit to China. Before pivoting to the high-tech hubs of the east, Merz spent the morning walking the grounds of the Forbidden City, the ancient seat of Chinese imperial power, signaling a “civilizational respect” that Beijing has long sought from Western leaders. However, the day’s primary objective remained the “re-balancing” of the €90 billion trade deficit that currently leans heavily in China’s favor.

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