Welcome to do business asia i want to go to be with us chancellor Angela Merkel says germany will make relations with china a key issue during its 2020 year presidency she says europe needs a unified policy on china the worlds 2nd biggest economy its also germanys largest trading partner a crucial market for its cost of machinery brussels has taken a tougher line on beijing of late describing it is a strategic competitor germany takes over the rotating 6 months your presidency in the 2nd half of next year. For more lets cross over to our Financial Market correspondent all the bars are standing by for us in france furred well in other form our economy minister of germany said the difference between europe and china was that china has a plot is germany now trying to catch up here. I think so markel sounds like she at least has the idea of a plan and she wants to tackle that when she takes on the presidency as of july 2020 and the time is right the partner u. S. Is involved in a trade con
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