Xi and Merkel Bond Over Panda Diplomacy in Prelude to G-20 Summit
- Germany-China relations at ‘new beginning’: Chinese president
- Merkel says countries moving ‘ever closer’ in uncertain world
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for expanded trade between the two nations, taking a joint stand before the Group of 20 summit during a day of panda diplomacy in Berlin.
Two days before Merkel hosts other G-20 leaders in Hamburg, Xi’s stop in the German capital underscored the bond between the world’s No. 1 and No. 3 merchandise exporters as they step into a global leadership gap left by President Donald Trump’s administration.