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Germany's Merz warns against decoupling from China ahead of visit

Ahead of his first visit to Beijing as chancellor, Germany's Friedrich Merz on Tuesday called attempts to decouple from China "a mistake," warning it would mean self-harm.

He is leading a high-level trade delegation of about 30 German business leaders in key sectors like automotive and chemicals.

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