Veytics Intelligence
2026-10-30 · DW

Germany news: Merz in Asia warns against weaponizing trade, calls for 'rules based' order

Here are the leading headlines from and about Germany on Friday, October 30: During his final day of a whirlwind Asia tour this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in Seoul on Friday that Germany and Europe are ready to cooperate with Asian economies to foster a rules-based economic order. Merz said the European Union is ready to take the lead in shaping a better offer for countries in Asia feeling the pressure of a destabilized rules-based trade order. "Competition between the US and China is ramping up. Tariffs , technological decoupling strategies and a tough race for critical raw materials and new technologies are fundamentally changing the rules of our global economy," Merz said.

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