For years, Germany, though officially unified, has been torn between two forces. Some economic groups, like gas importers and exporters of manufactured and agricultural goods, have wanted to get along with Russia (and even more with China), a policy symbolized by Angela Merkel and the Baltic pipelin.
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For years, Germany, though officially unified, has been torn between two forces. Some economic groups, like gas importers and exporters of manufactured and agricultural goods, have wanted to get along with Russia (and even more with China), a policy symbolized by Angela Merkel and the Baltic pipelin.