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Merz Says EU to Avoid China Trade War as It Defends Itself

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union will ideally not need to use a tough new set of trade powers to counter Chinese competition, but will defend itself against what he called a new dimension of aggressive practices from Asia’s biggest economy.

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