Merkel Loses Cool in China Before Crisis Talks With Coalition
- Chancellor returning to Berlin for round of emergency meetings
- Merkel confronts increasing isolation over her refugee stance
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Angela Merkel lost her customary cool Friday as she responded curtly to a question about a party revolt over her handling of the country’s spiraling refugee crisis.
The German chancellor cut short a press briefing to wrap up her two-day trip to China after a reporter departed from the topic at hand, asking whether the time 5,000 miles away from Berlin had invigorated Merkel to return to the turmoil at home.