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Europe needs to steer its own trade agenda, German economy minister says

FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at a terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo

With China and the U.S. fixated on each other, Europe is at risk of being paralysed in between and needs to steer its own agenda, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday.

"If we had to choose between the U.S. and China, we would have extreme problems," Habeck said as he gave the keynote address to mark World Economy Day at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (DIHK) world conference.

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