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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Andreas Rinke

Germany's main opposition leader calls for European coalition on China ties

FILE PHOTO: Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), attends the final campaigning event for the upcoming repeat state elections in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

Germany's main opposition leader on Friday called for Berlin to involve key allies in negotiations with China as part of a rethink of ties with Beijing that reflected a global "paradigm shift" in security and foreign policy.

Speaking in a Reuters interview, the head of the conservative CDU party, Friedrich Merz, said Germany could no longer rely on buying cheap gas from Russia and goods from around the world while relying on U.S. security.

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