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Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip will test his ability to address tensions between the countries, at a time of strain between Europe and Washington.

Friedrich Merz said it would be a mistake to "decouple" Germany from China shortly before boarding a plane to Beijing.

Inevitably, this re-engagement has caused a backlash. Leaders have returned home from Beijing to critics who say their visits yielded precious few gains, while only deepening reliance on China. Nevertheless, for all the accusations of capitulation, the actual substance of the various bilateral meetings has been thin.

Beijing placed the restrictions on 20 Japanese entities with ties to the defense industry, the latest ratcheting up of its monthslong feud with Tokyo.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making his first visit to China since taking office. German economic interests are top of an agenda which also features Beijing's relationships with Moscow and Europe.

With a flat shovel and a sickle in hand, Zhou Wenjun began his daily patrol of the Simatai section of the Great Wall. On a frigid winter day in Beijing's Miyun District, the local villager navigated the steep Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) ridges to identify structural risks and clear debris,

Eileen Gu will probably have to build an extra shelf for all the medals she won in Milan because she added another one to her collection. The USA-born freestyle skier competed for her mother’s country,