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China's Xi congratulates Merz on election as German chancellor
China's Xi congratulates Merz on election as German chancellor
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on May 6, 2025

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on May 6, 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Friedrich Merz on Tuesday after he was elected chancellor by the German parliament, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.
Xi said that as the world's second- and third-largest economies and major countries with global influence, China and Germany should deepen their cooperation and jointly promote economic globalisation, the report added.
(Reporting by Joe Cash; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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