Finbarr Berminghamin BrusselsPublished: 9:00am, 26 Feb 2026Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz travelled to Beijing with a delicate brief: vouch for a shrinking slice of big German firms still bullish on China, while defending the growing number being squeezed.On day one of his first official visit»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that China intends to order as many as 120 additional aircraft from European plane manufacturer Airbus. After meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Merz told reporters in Beijing that it “demonstrates how worthwhile such trips can be.” Merz, with»»»